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)
EducationBryn Mawr College (Philosophy BA, MA, PhD)
Spouses
Willard Cohn
(m. 1951; div. 1980)
(m. 1980; died 1991)
EraContemporary philosophy
ThesisThe Idea of Nothing in the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger (1969)
Doctoral advisorJosé Ferrater Mora
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Main interests
Animal 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.