Jarvis Thomson, Judith (4.10.1929 –20.11.2020)

Judith Jarvis Thomson

Judith Jarvis Thomson

*4.10.1929 (New York City, U.S.)
†20.11.2020 (Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.)

Judith Jarvis Thomson was an American Philosopher, best known for her work on ethics and metaphysics. She was a faculty member at MIT for 40 years and remained active in philosophy at MIT after retiring in 2004. With her article A defence of abortion (1971), she transformed the philosophical discussion of abortion. She was also known for her work regarding the thought experiment titled The trolley problem (1976). Her Work rages across a variety of fields, such as moral philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of action, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of language.

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Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 1971. “A Defense of Abortion.” Philosophy & Public Affairs 1 (1): 47–66.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 1985. “The Trolley Problem.” The Yale Law Journal 94 (6): 1395–1415. https://doi.org/10.2307/796133.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis, Philip Fisher, and Amy Gutmann. 2001. Goodness & Advice. University Center for Human Values Series. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 2014. “Killing, Letting Die, and The Trolley Problem.” The Monist 59 (2): 204–17. https://doi.org/10.5840/monist197659224.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 2008. “Turning the Trolley.” Philosophy & Public Affairs 36 (4): 359–74.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 1997. “The Right and the Good.” The Journal of Philosophy 94 (6): 273–98. https://doi.org/10.2307/2564542.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 1994. “Goodness and Utilitarianism.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association 67 (4): 5–21. https://doi.org/10.2307/3130740.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 1991. “Self-Defense.” Philosophy & Public Affairs 20 (4): 283–310.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 1983. “Parthood and Identity Across Time.” The Journal of Philosophy 80 (4): 201–20. https://doi.org/10.2307/2026004.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 1975. “The Right to Privacy.” Philosophy & Public Affairs 4 (4): 295–314.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 1973. “Preferential Hiring.” Philosophy & Public Affairs 2 (4): 364–84.

Thomson, Judith Jarvis. 1990. The Realm of Rights. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.

Harman, Gilbert, and Judith Jarvis Thomson. 1996. Moral Relativism and Moral Objectivity. Great Debates in Philosophy. Cambridge, Mass., USA: Blackwell.
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