Will Kymlicka

Will Kymlicka

OC FRSC
Will Kymlicka; OC FRSC
	Kymlicka in 2008
Born	1962 (age 61–62); London, Ontario, Canada
Education	Queen's University (BA); University of Oxford (DPhil);
Notable work	Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights (co-authored with Sue Donaldson, 2013)
Spouse	Sue Donaldson
Awards	Officer of the Order of Canada (2023); Killam Prize (2004); Pierre Chauveau Medal (2001)
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Modern liberalism
Institutions	Queen's University; Central European University;
Doctoral advisor	G. A. Cohen
Doctoral students	Omid Payrow Shabani
Main interests	Animal ethics; Citizenship; Minority rights; Multiculturalism; Political philosophy;
Notable ideas	Multicultural citizenship; Political theory of animal rights; Societal culture (a culture which provides its members with meaningful ways of life across the range of human activities);
Website	www.willkymlicka.ca

William Kymlicka OC FRSC (/ˈkɪmlɪkə/; born 1962) is a Canadian political philosopher best known for his work on multiculturalism and animal ethics. He is currently Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University at Kingston, and Recurrent Visiting professor in the Nationalism Studies program at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. For over 20 years, he has lived a vegan lifestyle, and he is married to the Canadian author and animal rights activist Sue Donaldson.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.