Annette Baier
Annette Baier | |
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Baier in 2008 | |
| Born | Annette Claire Stoop 11 October 1929 |
| Died | 2 November 2012 (aged 82) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Otago Somerville College, Oxford |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Main interests | Ethics, feminist philosophy, philosophy of mind |
| Notable ideas | Giving trust a significant role in ethics |
Annette Claire Baier (née Stoop; 11 October 1929 – 2 November 2012) was a New Zealand philosopher and Hume scholar, focused in particular on Hume's moral psychology. She was well known also for her contributions to feminist philosophy and to the philosophy of mind, where she was strongly influenced by her former colleague, Wilfrid Sellars.