H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr.

Hugo Tristram Engelhardt Jr.
Born	April 27, 1941 Texas, U.S.
Died	June 21, 2018 (aged 77)
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental philosophy
Main interests	Medical ethics, philosophy of medicine, Christian ethics, political philosophy

Hugo Tristram Engelhardt Jr. (April 27, 1941 – June 21, 2018) was an American philosopher, holding doctorates in both philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin and medicine from Tulane University. He was a professor of philosophy at Rice University, in Houston, Texas, specializing in the history and philosophy of medicine, particularly from the standpoint of continental philosophy. He was also a professor emeritus at Baylor College of Medicine, and a member of the Baylor Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.

He was formerly the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy and Christian Bioethics. He also edited the book series "Philosophy and Medicine". He was a fellow of the Hastings Center, an independent bioethics research institute. He also wrote the book "Handbook of Psychiatry volume 30" ISBN 978-620-0-48139-9 cowritten with Javad Nurbakhsh; and Hamideh Jahangiri.

Engelhardt was raised Roman Catholic, but in 1991 he entered the Eastern Orthodox Church.

See also

• American philosophy
• List of American philosophers
• Philosophy of medicine

External links

• Faculty Page at Rice University
• CV at Rice University Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
• The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy