Priscilla Cohn

Priscilla Cohn
Priscilla Cohn in 2012
Born
Priscilla T. Neuman

(1933-12-14)December 14, 1933
DiedJune 27, 2019(2019-06-27) (aged 85)
Spouses
Willard Cohn
(m. 1951; div. 1980)
    (m. 1980; died 1991)
    Education
    EducationBryn Mawr College (BA, MA, PhD)
    ThesisThe Idea of Nothing in the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger (1969)
    Doctoral advisorJosé Ferrater Mora
    Philosophical work
    EraContemporary philosophy
    RegionWestern philosophy
    LanguageEnglish, Spanish
    Main interestsAnimal ethics, environmental ethics, history of philosophy

    Priscilla T. Neuman Cohn Ferrater Mora (née Neuman; December 14, 1933 – June 27, 2019) was an American philosopher and animal rights activist. She was Emerita Professor of Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University, associate director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and co-editor of the centre's Journal of Animal Ethics.