Nancy Bauer (philosopher)

For the Canadian writer and editor, see Nancy Bauer.

Nancy Bauer
EducationHarvard University (Ph.D.)
Occupation(s)Academic philosopher, Dean of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University
PartnerMark Richard
AwardsRadcliffe Institute Fellowship, Joseph A. and Lillian Leibner Award for Distinguished Advising and Teaching
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolPostanalytic philosophy, Ordinary language philosophy, Existentialism
InstitutionsTufts University
Doctoral advisorStanley Cavell, Hilary Putnam
Main interests
Feminism, Ethics, Higher education, Pornography
Notable ideas
Pornography as Illocutionary act

Nancy Bauer is an American philosopher specializing in feminist philosophy, existentialism and phenomenology, and the work of Simone de Beauvoir. She was recently Chair of the Philosophy Department at Tufts University and is currently Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Philosophy as well as the Dean of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. Her interests include methodology in philosophy, feminism, metaphysics, social/political/moral philosophy, philosophy of language, phenomenology, and philosophy in film.

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