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Ross Harrison (born 1943) is a British philosopher and academic. He served as Provost of
King's College, Cambridge King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a List of colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college lies beside the River Cam and faces ...
from 2006 to 2013. He was previously Quain Professor of
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. Harrison's books include "Bentham" (RKP, 1983), which explores the philosophy of
Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham (; 4 February Dual dating, 1747/8 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. 5 February 1748 Old Style and New Style dates, N.S.– 6 June 1832) was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of mo ...
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1943 births Living people 21st-century British philosophers Academics of the University of Cambridge Fellows of King's College, Cambridge Academics of University College London Provosts of King's College, Cambridge {{UK-philosopher-stub