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- Thomson was promoted to full professor in 1969.
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Judith taught for a year at Boston University and, in 1964, was appointed to the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she was Laurence S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy. James was also appointed a professor of philosophy at MIT.
Dec 3, 2020 · Thomson was promoted to full professor in 1969. Judith and James Thomson separated in 1976, and were divorced in 1980, but contined as colleagues until James Thomson’s death in 1984.
Dec 3, 2020 · Though the chairman of Columbia’s philosophy department told Ms. Thomson she would never get a job as a professor because she was a woman, Barnard hired her as an assistant professor in 1960.
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Dec 4, 2020 · Judith Thomson also joined the Institute as an associate professor in 1964 and was promoted to full professor in 1969. Judith and James Thomson separated in 1976, and were divorced in 1980, but they continued as colleagues until James Thomson's death in 1984.
A Defense of Abortion is a moral philosophy essay by Judith Jarvis Thomson first published in Philosophy & Public Affairs in 1971.
Jul 11, 2023 · In 1962, she began working as an assistant professor at Barnard college, though she later moved to Boston University and then MIT with her husband, James Thomson, for the majority of her career. Thomson is most famous for her thought experiments, especially the violinist case and the trolley problem.
Dec 7, 2020 · She actually credited the invention of the problem type to philosopher Philippa Foot, but it was Thomson who clarified and popularized the topic, which has become a sub-field of ethics in its...
