Samantha Brennan | |
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![]() Brennan in 2014 | |
Born | 1964 (age 60–61) Lancashire, England |
Other names | Samantha Jane Brennan |
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Alma mater | |
Thesis | Thresholds for Rights |
Doctoral advisor | Shelly Kagan |
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School or tradition | Feminist philosophy |
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Samantha Jane Brennan (born 1964) is a British-born philosopher and scholar of women's studies who is currently dean of the College of Arts and faculty member in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Guelph.[1] She was previously a professor in the Department of Women's Studies and Feminist Research at Western University, Canada.[2][3][4] Brennan was Department Chair of Philosophy at Western from 2002 to 2007, and 2008–2011. She is a past president of the Canadian Philosophical Association (2017–18).[2][5][failed verification]