Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins is a Canadian philosopher who holds a

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and is Professor of Philosophy at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

. She is also a professor at the Northern Institute of Philosophy,

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...

. Her primary research areas are

epistemology Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge. Also called "the theory of knowledge", it explores different types of knowledge, such as propositional knowledge about facts, practical knowle ...

metaphysics Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality. It is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent features of the world, but some theorists view it as an inquiry into the conceptual framework of ...

philosophy of logic Philosophy of logic is the area of philosophy that studies the scope and nature of logic. It investigates the philosophical problems raised by logic, such as the presuppositions often implicitly at work in theories of logic and in their applicatio ...

philosophy of language Philosophy of language refers to the philosophical study of the nature of language. It investigates the relationship between language, language users, and the world. Investigations may include inquiry into the nature of Meaning (philosophy), me ...

, and

philosophy of mathematics Philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of mathematics and its relationship to other areas of philosophy, particularly epistemology and metaphysics. Central questions posed include whether or not mathem ...

. She is one of the principal editors of the journal ''

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''.

Education and career

Jenkins holds BA, MPhil and PhD degrees in philosophy from

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

. She has held teaching and research positions at the

University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews (, ; abbreviated as St And in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and, f ...

, the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

, the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

and the

University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. Nottingham's main campus (University Park Campus, Nottingh ...

. She was head of the department of philosophy at the University of Nottingham from 2010 to 2011. Jenkins was awarded a

by the Canadian Government in 2011. Jenkins is also a member of the philosophy-themed musical group The 21st Century Monads. Jenkins has advocated for a more holistic view of academic life, blending creative writing, public engagement, and even tarot readings into her philosophical practice. She refers to this interdisciplinary integration as a form of "life crafting" and "love crafting," emphasizing flexibility and resistance to institutional constraints. Jenkins became involved in a dispute with

Brian Leiter Brian Leiter (; born 1963) is an American philosopher and legal scholar who is Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School and founder and Director of Chicago's Center for Law, Philosophy & Human Values ...

, a professor at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

and then editor of the

Philosophical Gourmet Report The ''Philosophical Gourmet Report'', also known as the ''Leiter Report'' or ''PGR'', is a ranking of graduate programs in philosophy in the English language, English-speaking world. It was founded by philosophy and law professor Brian Leiter and ...

. His emailed remarks about Jenkins led to hundreds of philosophers refusing to provide data for the report, and ultimately led to his stepping down as its editor.

Personal life

As of 2017, Jenkins has both a boyfriend and a husband. That year she stated, "I've been openly nonmonogamous for five or six years. Over the last four years, I’ve been involved in several long-term simultaneous relationships, and so the term

polyamory Polyamory () is the practice of, or the desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved. Some people who identify as polyamorous believe in consensual non-mon ...

has felt more appropriate."

Selected publications

* ''Grounding Concepts: An Empirical Basis for Arithmetical Knowledge'' (OUP, 2008, )Reviews of ''Grounding Concepts'': * * * * * 'The Philosophy of Flirting': http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/25/14443302/1444330225.pdf * 'Concepts, Experience and Modal Knowledge': http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1520-8583.2010.00193.x/abstract * 'Romeo, René, and the Reasons Why: What Explanation Is': http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9264.2008.00236.x/abstract * ''What Love Is: And What It Could Be''. United States: Basic Books, 2017.

References

External links

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