Martha Klein is a

philosopher 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 ...

specialising in the intersection between the

philosophy of mind Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of the mind and its relation to the Body (biology), body and the Reality, external world. The mind–body problem is a paradigmatic issue in philosophy of mind, although a ...

and

moral philosophy Ethics is the philosophical study of moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches include normative ethics, applied et ...

, especially the question of

free will Free will is generally understood as the capacity or ability of people to (a) choice, choose between different possible courses of Action (philosophy), action, (b) exercise control over their actions in a way that is necessary for moral respon ...

. After a period as lecturer in philosophy at

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church (, the temple or house, ''wikt:aedes, ædes'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by Henry V ...

, Klein was elected a

Fellow A fellow is a title and form of address for distinguished, learned, or skilled individuals in academia, medicine, research, and industry. The exact meaning of the term differs in each field. In learned society, learned or professional society, p ...

Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is located on Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England and VI of Scotland, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale ...

; she retired in 2006. Her research interests are in free will,

moral responsibility In philosophy, moral responsibility is the status of morality, morally desert (philosophy), deserving praise, blame, reward (psychology), reward, or punishment for an act or omission in accordance with one's moral obligations. Deciding what (if ...

, and

moral psychology Moral psychology is the study of human thought and behavior in ethical contexts. Historically, the term "moral psychology" was used relatively narrowly to refer to the study of moral development. This field of study is interdisciplinary between th ...

Publications

*''Determinism, Blameworthiness, and Deprivation'' (1990; Oxford:Clarendon Press. )Reviews of ''Determinism, Blameworthiness, and Deprivation'': * * * * * *"Morality and Justice in Kant" (1990: in ''Ratio'') *"Externalism, Content, and Causation" (1996: in ''Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society'') *"Free Will" (1998: in A. Montefiore & V. Muresan (edd) ''British Moral Philosophy''; published in Romania as "Libertatea vointea" in ''Filosofia Morala Britanica'', 1998) *"Praise and Blame" (1998: in E. Craig (ed.) ''Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' Volume VII)

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Martha Klein
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