Mary Mothersill | |
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Born | 1923 |
Died | January 22, 2008 84–85) New York City | (aged
Awards | American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Toronto, Radcliffe College, Harvard University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Philosophy |
Institutions | Vassar College, Columbia University, University of Connecticut, University of Michigan, University of Chicago, City College of New York, Columbia University |
Notable works | Beauty Restored |
Mary Mothersill (1923,Edmonton,Alberta,Canada - 22 January 2008,New York City) was a Canadian philosopher.
Mary Mothersill gained a BA in English from the University of Toronto in 1944, [1] a master's degree in philosophy from Radcliffe College in 1945, [1] and in 1954 a PhD from Harvard University,for a dissertation entitled Lewis and Stevenson:A Critical Comparison of Two Theories of Value, [2] relating to the work of Clarence I. Lewis and Charles L. Stevenson. [3]
After teaching at Vassar College (1947–51),and at Columbia University,the University of Connecticut,the University of Michigan,the University of Chicago,and City College of New York, [1] she joined the faculty of Columbia University's women's undergraduate college,Barnard College,teaching there and at the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1963 until her retirement in 1993. [2]
Mothersill,early in her career,published on metaethics,moral knowledge,the nature of art and criticism,death,feminism,pornography,and other topics. [1] Her Beauty Restored (Oxford:Clarendon Press,1984) is widely regarded as a central text in the literature on aesthetics. [2]
In 2003 Mary Mothersill was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [2] In 1986 she was a visiting fellow at Wolfson College,Oxford,and she was later Alfred North Whitehead lecturer at Harvard University. [1]
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