Harriet Baber (born January 6, 1950) is a professor of philosophy at the
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Roman Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Chartered in July 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and Schoo ...
. She holds a Ph.D from
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...
, 1980. Her research interests are in analytic
metaphysics
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality, the first principles of being, identity and change, space and time, causality, necessity, and possibility. It includes questions about the nature of conscio ...
,
philosophical theology
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,
feminism
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
and
philosophy of economics. In addition, Baber writes for ''
The Guardian
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'' (UK) and is a regular columnist for ''
Church Times'' (UK).
She is an
Episcopalian
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.
Publications
*Baber, Harriet Erica, and Denise E. Dimon. ''Globalization and International Development: The Ethical Issues''. Buffalo, New York: Broadview Press, 2013.
*Baber, Harriet Erica. ''The Multicultural Mystique: The Liberal Case against Diversity''. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2008.
*Baber, Harriet. ''Women's Dilemma: Is It Reasonable to Be Rational?'' Kalamazoo, Mich: Western Michigan University. Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, 1990.
References
21st-century American philosophers
Philosophers from California
Analytic philosophers
American Episcopalians
Johns Hopkins University alumni
Living people
Metaphysicians
The Guardian journalists
University of San Diego faculty
American women philosophers
20th-century American philosophers
1950 births
20th-century American women
21st-century American women
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