Mitchell Silver

I have taught philosophy at UMass Boston since 1982. I have also been the Educational Director of the I.L. Peretz School of the Brookline Workmen’s Circle since 1992 and the Cultural Director of Camp Kinderland since 1989. I am the author of A Plausible God (Fordham University Press, 2006), Respecting the Wicked Child: A Philosophy of Secular Jewish Identity and Education, (University of Massachusetts Press, 1998) and have published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy, American Journal of Nursing, Bioethics, Judaism, Leonardo, and Contemplate. I have been, and remain, a frequent contributor to Jewish Currents. Chapters authored by me appear in Defending Diversity (UMass Press, 1994) and A Life of Courage (IISHJ, Milan Press, 2003). I write and speak frequently on health care ethics, Jewish secularism, and Middle East politics. I am a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Philosophical Association.

Selected Publications

A Plausible God (Fordham University Press, 2006)

Respecting the Wicked Child: A Philosophy of Secular Jewish Identity and Education, (University of Massachusetts Press, 1998)

Courses Taught

Idea of God, 19th Century Philosophy, Social and Political philosophy, Logic

Contact Information

Office: Wheatley 05-040
Phone: 617-287-6536
Email: mitchell.silver@umb.edu