Janet Farrell Smith

I have been active recently in research on genetics and bioethics. I work in bioethics, social and political philosophy, and philosophy of language. In my two most recently published articles, I consider essentialism in adoption.

Selected Publications

“Identity, Race, and Culture in Adoption: Ethical Issues in the Power of Language,” Adoptive Families in a Diverse Society, edited by Katarina Wegar (Rutgers University Press 2006)

“Russell’s ‘On Denoting’, The Laws of Logic and the Refutation of Meinong,” On Denoting: 1905-2005, edited by Guido Imaguire and Bernard Linsky, Philosophia Verlag, [Munich: Germany]

Contact Information

Office: Wheatley 05-011
Phone: 617-287-6547
Email: janet.smith@umb.edu