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PHILOSOPHER

Judith Jarvis Thomson

1929 - 2020

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Judith Jarvis Thomson (October 4, 1929 – November 20, 2020) was an American philosopher who studied and worked on ethics and metaphysics. Her work ranges across a variety of fields, but she is most known for her work regarding the thought experiment titled the trolley problem and her writings on abortion. She is credited with naming, developing, and initiating the extensive literature on the trolley problem first posed by Philippa Foot which has found a wide range use since. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judith Jarvis Thomson has received more than 310,383 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Judith Jarvis Thomson is the 1,108th most popular philosopher, the 7,817th most popular biography from United States and the 66th most popular American Philosopher.

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  • 16

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Judith Jarvis Thomson ranks 1,108 out of 1,081. Before her are Pritilata Waddedar, Walter Burley, William Alston, Michael Hardt, Stanley Jaki, and Max Black. After her are Vicente Ferreira da Silva, Edward Abramowski, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Volker Zotz, and Ryan White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Judith Jarvis Thomson ranks 398. Before her are Marcelino dos Santos, Raymond Bellot, Willy Kernen, István Rózsavölgyi, Harry Blanchard, and Ferdinand Oyono. After her are Utpal Dutt, Bob Brookmeyer, Sergio Cervato, Mark Rydell, Benny Andersen, and Saeed Jaffrey. Among people deceased in 2020, Judith Jarvis Thomson ranks 493. Before her are Jimmy McLane, James Drury, Grant Imahara, Eppie Wietzes, Jahn Teigen, and Nathan Zach. After her are Ali Bozer, Folke Alnevik, Alison Lurie, Jean Brankart, Günter de Bruyn, and Robert Trump.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judith Jarvis Thomson ranks 7,817 out of 18,182. Before her are Eric Kripke (1974), Wesley Ruggles (1889), Hoyt Axton (1938), Walter Murch (1943), Ashley Greene (1987), and DeLisle Stewart (1870). After her are Frank Knox (1874), Roy Cochran (1919), Norman Foster (1903), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), Rob Bourdon (1979), and Ralph Metcalfe (1910).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Judith Jarvis Thomson ranks 66. Before her are Pat Robertson (1930), Paul Kurtz (1925), William Chittick (1943), James Burnham (1905), William Alston (1921), and Michael Hardt (1960). After her are Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Ryan White (1971), Mary Whiton Calkins (1863), Alexander Berzin (1944), R. C. Sproul (1939), and Charles Hartshorne (1897).

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