James Stacey Taylor

James Stacey Taylor is a Professor of Philosophy at The College of New Jersey. He has written over 100 academic articles and book reviews. He is the author of five books, including Stakes and Kidneys, Practical Autonomy and Bioethics, Death, Posthumous Harm, and Bioethics, and Bloody Bioethics: Why prohibiting donor compensation harms patients and wrongs donors.

His most recent book (March 2022) is Markets with Limits: How the commodification of academia derails debate. He is also the editor of Personal Autonomy: New Essays and The Metaphysics and Ethics of Death.

In addition to his academic writing he has authored numerous Op-Eds on bioethical issues which have appeared in publications such as the Los Angeles Times, the New York Daily News, and USA Today. His award-winning Op-Ed for the Los Angeles Times was credited with influencing the ruling of the 6th District Court circuit that led to the legalization of payment for bone marrow. He is an occasional contributor to National Public Radio and has been quoted in The New York Times.

He lives on a small farm in New Jersey with his wife and daughter.