Annette Baier

Annette Baier
Baier in 2008
Born
Annette Claire Stoop

11 October 1929
Died2 November 2012(2012-11-02) (aged 82)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Somerville College, Oxford
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic 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)[1][2] 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.

  1. ^ "Obituary: Annette C. Baier". University Times. University of Pittsburgh. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Archives: In Memoriam, 1992 - 2013". Hume Society. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.