Judith Jarvis Thomson

Judith Jarvis Thomson (October 4, 1929November 20, 2020) was an American moral philosopher. She was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019. She was known for her "violinist" argument.

In 2016, she was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.

Thomson was born in New York City. She studied at Barnard College, Cambridge University and at Columbia University. Thomson died on November 20, 2020 at the age of 91.Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929-2020)

References

Other websites
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) —  Judith J. Thomson

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