Sissela Bok
Born in 1934
Sissela Bok is a Swedish-born American philosopher and ethicist, born in 1934.
She is the daughter of Nobel Prize winners Gunnar Myrdal (Economics) and Alva Myrdal (Peace).
Bok earned her B.A. and M.A. in psychology from George Washington University and her Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University.
She has held prestigious academic positions, including Professor of Philosophy at Brandeis University.
Currently, she serves as a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard School of Public Health.
Bok's work focuses on ethics, philosophy, and the exploration of human happiness and well-being.
