Judith Jarvis Thomson

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:academic_advisor gptkb:John_Rawls
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:argued_on the right to life
the nature of moral obligations
the implications of moral relativism
the nature of moral reasoning
the ethics of euthanasia
the concept of personhood
the relationship between morality and law
the ethics of responsibility
Violinist thought experiment
moral permissibility of abortion
the distinction between killing and letting die
the ethics of animal rights
the ethics of community and society
the ethics of environmental responsibility
the ethics of global justice
the ethics of human rights
the ethics of medical interventions
the ethics of personal relationships
the ethics of self-defense
the ethics of war and peace
the implications of moral psychology
the implications of rights in moral dilemmas
the moral implications of cultural practices
the moral implications of poverty
the moral implications of social contracts
the moral implications of technology
the moral significance of intentions
the moral status of fetuses
the role of consent in moral philosophy
the role of emotions in moral decision-making
trolley problem variations
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences_Fellow
gptkb:National_Humanities_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1929-04-04
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution moral responsibility
feminist ethics
philosophical analysis of rights
thought experiments in ethics
gptkbp:field gptkb:moral_philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Judith Jarvis Thomson
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkbp:is_taught_in gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:known_for trolley problem
abortion arguments
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_feature the right to life
Violinist thought experiment
gptkbp:notable_work The Realm of Rights
Goodness and Advice
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:feminism
libertarianism
deontology
consequentialism
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:The_Monist
gptkb:Journal_of_Philosophy
gptkb:Ethics
Philosophical Review
gptkbp:research_interest meta-ethics
applied ethics
social philosophy
philosophy of law
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:James_Thomson
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:American_Philosophical_Association's_Distinguished_Service_Award
gptkb:National_Humanities_Medal
gptkbp:work The Ethics of Killing
The Trolley Problem
The Philosophy of Law
The Nature of Rights
A Defense of Abortion
Rights and Death
The Ethics of Abortion
The Good and the Right
The Moral Philosophy of Judith Jarvis Thomson
The Realm of Rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Philosophical_Review
gptkb:H._A._Hart
gptkb:David_Velleman
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Association_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6