Michael Huemer

Michael Huemer (/ˈhjuːmər/; born December 27, 1969) is an American professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

[1] He has defended ethical intuitionism, direct realism, metaphysical libertarianism, phenomenal conservatism, substance dualism, reincarnation, the repugnant conclusion,[2] and philosophical anarchism.

[9] Huemer has defended phenomenal conservatism, the epistemological view that it is reasonable to assume that things are as they appear, except when there are positive grounds for doubting this.

[10][11] Huemer has stated that the presence of evil in the world, such as children with terrible diseases, is strong evidence that an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God does not exist.

[22] Huemer is married to Iskra Fileva,[4] who teaches philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder.