Claudia Card, an American philosopher, has published work on a wide range of philosophical topics but is best known for her contributions to ethics and feminist philosophy. Card began her academic career at Harvard University, where she received a PhD for her dissertation on theories of punishment. Currently the Emma Goldman Professor of Philosophy and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Research in Humanities, Card has been a professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin at Madison since 1966. Card is also an affiliate professor in women's studies, environmental studies, Jewish studies, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered studies. Extraordinarily active in various philosophical societies, Card was named the Distinguished Woman Philosopher of the Year in 1996 by the Eastern Society for Women in Philosophy. The author of numerous scholarly books and journal articles, Card has also given a number of media interviews and served...