Sissela Bok, MA, PhD

Philosopher, ethicist, and writer, Sissela Bok, PhD, has spent her career exploring both personal moral obligations as well as those of societies as a whole. Dr. Bok was a member of the HCPDS for over 25 years, and has given voice to the ethical implications in aging, contraception and the environment, as well as international initiatives like the Common Security Forum. She has taught at Harvard, Radcliffe, Tufts, and Brandeis and is the author of numerous books such as “Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life,” (1978), “Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment,” (1998), and “Exploring Happiness: From Aristotle to Brain Science,” (2010).

Sissela Bok was a senior visiting fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies and retired in July, 2022. If you’d like to get in touch with her, please email sissela6@gmail.com.