Christopher Cordner

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Christopher Cordner
Born30 December 1949 (1949-12-30) (age 73)
Education University of Oxford (PhD)
Awards Rhodes Scholarship (1972)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Analytic
Institutions University of Melbourne
Main interests
ethics
Influences

Christopher Donald Cordner (born 30 December 1949) is an Australian philosopher and Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne. [1] [2] He is known for his expertise on ethics. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Cordner is a recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship (1972). [10] [11]

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References

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  3. "Book Reviews". The Philosophical Quarterly . 53 (213): 605–632. October 2003. doi:10.1111/1467-9213.00337. ISSN   0031-8094.
  4. Curthoys, Jean (September 2002). "Understanding Others. "Ethical Encounter: The Depth of Moral Meaning", by Christopher Cordner. [review]". Australian Book Review . ISSN   0155-2864 . Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. Westlund, Andrea C. (2 April 2009). "Review of (Book 1) Narrative Identity and Moral Identity: A Practical Perspective; (Book 2) Practical Identity and Narrative Agency". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN   1538-1617 . Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. Gleeson, Andrew (30 August 2012). "'Philosophy, Ethics, and a Common Humanity: Essays in Honour of Raimond Gaita', edited by Christopher Cordner". Australasian Journal of Philosophy . 91 (1): 193–196. doi:10.1080/00048402.2012.717955. ISSN   0004-8402. S2CID   170085391.
  7. Lemmens, Willem (22 March 2014). "Book Review: Philosophy, Ethics and a Common Humanity: Essays in Honour of Raimond Gaita, edited by Christopher Cordner". Journal of Moral Philosophy . 11 (2): 233–236. doi:10.1163/17455243-01102001. ISSN   1745-5243.
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  11. "Rhodes Scholars at the University of Melbourne". University of Melbourne. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.