Michael Cholbi (born 1972) is an American philosopher and Chair in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.
He is best known for his research on ethical issues related to death and dying, including suicide, grief, and immortality.
He intended to pursue a career in journalism before being exposed to Enlightenment thought in his first philosophy course.
from Swarthmore College in 1994 and obtained his Ph.D from the University of Virginia in 1999, completing a dissertation entitled “Publicity and Practical Reason.” After spending three years as an assistant professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, he went on to become Professor of Philosophy and director of the California Center for Ethics and Policy (CCEP) at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California.
Cholbi was previously the editor of the journal Teaching Philosophy and currently serves as an associate editor for Ethical Theory and Moral Practice and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Philosophy and Social Theory and Practice.