David Livingstone Smith

David Livingstone Smith is professor of philosophy at the University of New England, in Maine. He is the author of ten books, including Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others, which won the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf award for non-fiction. Smith’s work is widely cited in the national and international media, and he often gives presentations on his work to both academic and non-academic audiences, both in the United States and abroad. He was a guest at the 2012 G20 economic summit, where he spoke about dehumanization and mass violence.