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peter wenz

peter wenz -lrb- born 1945 -rrb- is emeritus professor of philosophy at the university of illinois at springfield , university scholar of the university of illinois , and adjunct professor of medical humanities at the southern illinois university school of medicine .
he received his b.a. in philosophy in 1967 from harpur college of the state university of new york at binghamton -lrb- now binghamton university -rrb- and his ph.d. in philosophy in 1971 from the university of wisconsin -- madison .
he taught at the university of wisconsin -- stevens point from 1971 to 1976 before moving to springfield .
he has also taught at polytechnic of the south bank -lrb- now south bank university -rrb- in london , england -lrb- 1980 -- 81 -rrb- ; at aberdeen university in scotland -lrb- 1986 -- 87 -rrb- ; at oxford university in england -lrb- fall 2003 -rrb- and at the university of canterbury in christchurch , new zealand -lrb- 2007 -rrb- .
he teaches regularly at the chautauqua institution in new york state .
he is best known for work in environmental justice , being among those who simultaneously coined the term in the mid-1980s .
his most widely reprinted articles are `` just garbage '' and `` minimal moderate and extreme moral pluralism . ''
his specialties include environmental ethics , political remedial philosophy , and medical ethics .
