Michael Huemer (born 27 December 1969) is an American philosopher. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the author of several books, including Ethical Intuitionism,^[1]The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey,^[2] Approaching Infinity ,^[3]Dialogues Concerning Vegetarianism: The Ethics of Eating Meat,^[4] and Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy .^[5]