Joan Weiner

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Joan Weiner is an American philosopher and professor emerita of philosophy at Indiana University Bloomington, [1] known for her books on Gottlob Frege.

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Education and career

Weiner majored in mathematics at the University of Michigan, graduating with high distinction and honors in 1975. She completed a Ph.D. in philosophy at Harvard University in 1982. [1] [2]

She became an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1981, with terms as a visiting faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pittsburgh. She was promoted to associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1988 and full professor in 1997, while also earning a master's degree in biostatistics from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1993. In 2002 she moved to Indiana University Bloomington, [1] [2] and in 2019 she retired as a professor emerita. [1]

Books

Weiner is the author of:

Recognition

Weiner was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 2000. [1] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Joan Weiner, Guggenheim Fellow (2000)", University Honors & Awards, Indiana University, retrieved 2021-02-06
  2. 1 2 Curriculum vitae (PDF), 6 May 2008, retrieved 2021-02-06
  3. ↑ Reviews of Frege in Perspective:
  4. ↑ Reviews of Frege:
  5. ↑ Reviews of Frege Explained:
  6. ↑ "Joan Weiner", Fellows, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, retrieved 2021-02-06

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