Background
Brannigan, Michael Christopher was born on July 13, 1948 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. Came to the United States, 1952. Son of Thomas Harry and Mary Misae (Kimura) Brannigan.
Brannigan, Michael Christopher was born on July 13, 1948 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. Came to the United States, 1952. Son of Thomas Harry and Mary Misae (Kimura) Brannigan.
Bachelor of Philosophy in Philosophy, University Leuven, Belgium, 1972. Master of Arts in Religious Studies, University Leuven, Belgium, 1973. Philosophy in Philosophy with great distinction, University Leuven, Belgium, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy with great distinction, University Leuven, Belgium, 1982.
Instructor philosophy and religion, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1981-1984;
assistant professor, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1984-1987;
associate professor, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1987-1989;
ethics committee member, Phelps Memorial Hospital, North Tarrytown, New York, 1984-1989;
hospice volunteer, Phelps Memorial Hospital, North Tarrytown, New York, 1983-1989;
associate professor philosophy department, LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, 1989-1992;
professor, LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, since 1992. Consultant Phelps Memorial Hospital, 1984-1989, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, since 1992. Visiting associate Center for Medical Ethics, U. Pittsburgh.
Advisory Institute for Advanced Philosophic Research, Boulder, Colorado, since 1985.
Member American Association of University Professors, Association for Asian Studies, American Philosophical Association, Society for Asian and Comparative Study, Foundation for Thanatology, Institute for Advanced Philosophical Research (advisor), Park Ridge Center Health Faith and Ethics, European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care.
Married Carin Brooke Wilhelm, October 15, 1988.