Kimberley Brownlee (born June 4, 1978) is a Canadian philosopher. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Ethics at the University of British Columbia. Previously, she was a Professor of

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

at the

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. She is known for her works on

conscience A conscience is a Cognition, cognitive process that elicits emotion and rational associations based on an individual's ethics, moral philosophy or value system. Conscience is not an elicited emotion or thought produced by associations based on i ...

conviction In law, a conviction is the determination by a court of law that a defendant is Guilty (law), guilty of a crime. A conviction may follow a guilty plea that is accepted by the court, a jury trial in which a verdict of guilty is delivered, or a ...

civil disobedience Civil disobedience is the active and professed refusal of a citizenship, citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders, or commands of a government (or any other authority). By some definitions, civil disobedience has to be nonviolent to be cal ...

, the ethics of sociability, ideals,

virtue A virtue () is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be morality, moral, social, or intellectual. The cultivation and refinement of virtue is held to be the "good of humanity" and thus is Value (ethics), valued as an Telos, end purpos ...

practical reason In philosophy, practical reason is the use of reason to decide how to act. It contrasts with theoretical reason, often called speculative reason, the use of reason to decide what to believe. For example, agents use practical reason to decide whet ...

, and

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

. Brownlee is a winner of the

Philip Leverhulme Prize The Philip Leverhulme Prize is awarded by the Leverhulme Trust to recognise the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising. The prize sche ...

. Whilst studying at Oxford, Brownlee competed for the

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, for which she was awarded a

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in 2006.

Books

* ''Being Social: The Philosophy of Social Human Rights'', with Adam Neal and David Jenkins (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2022 * ''Being Sure of Each Other: An Essay on Social Rights'', Oxford University Press, 2020 * ''The Blackwell Companion to Applied Philosophy'', with Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen and David Coady (eds.) Wiley Press, 2016 *''Conscience and Conviction: The Case for Civil Disobedience'', Oxford University Press, 2012. * ''Disability and Disadvantage'', with Adam Cureton (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2009

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Kimberley Brownlee at the University of Warwick
Canadian philosophy academics Living people 1978 births Academics of the University of Warwick Alumni of the University of Oxford Alumni of the University of Cambridge McGill University alumni Canada Research Chairs Academic staff of the University of British Columbia {{UK-philosopher-stub