Elizabeth S. Anderson

Elizabeth S. Anderson ( born 1959 ) is an American professor of philosophy and ethics.

Anderson teaches and researches as Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and John Rawls Collegiate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Her main research areas are the aspects of justice in political philosophy, democratic theory, as well as feminist theories.

Life and achievements

Elizabeth S. Anderson studied from 1977 to 1981 at Swarthmore College, where she earned her bachelor's degree in philosophy with a minor in Economics. Between 1981 and 1987 she studied at Harvard, where she graduated in 1984 with the Master and 1987 with a doctorate in philosophy.

Works (selection)

Article

  • " Is Women's Labor a Commodity? " 1990 Philosophy and Public Affairs
  • " The Ethical Limitations of the Market ", in 1990 in Economics and Philosophy
  • " John Stuart Mill and Experiments in Living", 1991, Ethics
  • " Feminist Epistemology: An Interpretation and Defense ", 1995 in Hypatia
  • " Knowledge, Human Interests, and Objectivity in Feminist Epistemology ", Philosophical Topics 1995
  • " The Democratic University: the Role of Justice in the Production of Knowledge ", 1995 in Social Philosophy and Policy
  • "What is the Point of Equality? ", 1999 in Ethics
  • "Integration, Affirmative Action, and Strict Scrutiny ," NYU Law Review in 2002
  • " Sen, Ethics, and Democracy", 2003 Feminist Economics
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