Christine Overall FRSC (born 1949) is a Canadian philosopher specialising in

feminist theory Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, fictional, or Philosophy, philosophical discourse. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. It examines women's and men's Gender role, social roles, experiences, intere ...

and

applied ethics Applied ethics is the practical aspect of morality, moral considerations. It is ethics with respect to real-world actions and their moral considerations in private and public life, the professions, health, technology, law, and leadership. For ex ...

. She currently holds a Research Chair at Queen's University. Her books include ''Aging, Death, and Human Longevity: A Philosophical Inquiry'', which was awarded the 2006 Abbyann D. Lynch Medal in Bioethics, and ''Why Have Children? The Ethical Debate''. In 1998, she was elected a Fellow of the

Royal Society of Canada The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; , SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bilingual council of distinguishe ...

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Her Queen's University page
21st-century Canadian philosophers Canadian ethicists Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Scholars of feminist philosophy Living people Academic staff of Queen's University at Kingston 1949 births {{Canada-philosopher-stub