Will Kymlicka | |
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
Education | |
Notable work | Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights (co-authored with Sue Donaldson, 2013) |
Spouse | Sue Donaldson |
Awards | Officer of the Order of Canada (2023) Killam Prize (2004) Pierre Chauveau Medal (2001) |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Modern liberalism |
Institutions | |
Doctoral advisor | G. A. Cohen |
Doctoral students | Omid Payrow Shabani |
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Website | www |
William Kymlicka OC FRSC (/ˈkɪmlɪkə/; born 1962)[1] is a Canadian political philosopher best known for his work on multiculturalism and animal ethics. He is currently Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University at Kingston, and Recurrent Visiting professor in the Nationalism Studies program at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. For over 20 years, he has lived a vegan lifestyle, and he is married to the Canadian author and animal rights activist Sue Donaldson.[2][3]