Jennifer Hornsby
Philosopher, Author
1951 –
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Who is Jennifer Hornsby?
Jennifer Hornsby is a British philosopher with interests in the philosophies of mind, action, language, as well as feminist philosophy. She is currently a professor at the School of Philosophy, Birkbeck, University of London. She is well known for her opposition to orthodoxy in current analytic philosophy of mind, and for her use of J. L. Austin's Speech Act Theory to look at the effects of pornography.
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- Born
- 1951
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cambridge
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on July 23, 2013
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