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Judith Butler

1956 - heute

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Judith Butler (* 24. Februar 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio) ist eine US-amerikanische Person, die durch ihre philosophische und sozialwissenschaftliche Arbeit bekannt ist. Butler hat den Lehrstuhl für Rhetorik und Komparatistik an der University of California, Berkeley inne. Butlers einflussreiche sozialwissenschaftlich-philosophischen Arbeiten stehen in der Tradition des Poststrukturalismus und der Queer-Theorie. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

Her biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). Judith Butler is the 338th most popular philosoph (down from 317th in 2024), the 1,076th most popular biography from United States (down from 786th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Philosoph.

Judith Butler is most famous for her work in gender theory. She argues that gender is not a biological fact, but rather a social construct. Butler's work has been highly influential in feminist and queer theory.

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Among Philosophs

Among philosophs, Judith Butler ranks 338 out of 1,267. Before her are Juan Luis Vives, Martianus Capella, Han Yu, Jacobus Arminius, Nicolai Hartmann, and Alexandre Kojève. After her are John Searle, Johann Georg Hamann, Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Nachmanides, David Strauss, and Louis Couturat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Judith Butler ranks 27. Before her are Carrie Fisher, Martina Navratilova, Tsai Ing-wen, Chris Isaak, Andy García, and Linda Hamilton. After her are Giuseppe Tornatore, Geena Davis, Ingemar Stenmark, Min Aung Hlaing, Bidzina Ivanishvili, and Khaled Mashal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judith Butler ranks 1,076 out of 20,380. Before her are Victor Fleming (1889), John Browning (1855), Kamehameha I (1758), Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), Suzi Quatro (1950), and Benjamin Thompson (1753). After her are Kevin Kline (1947), Henry Mancini (1924), Tobin Bell (1942), Donald J. Cram (1919), Roy Cohn (1927), and Arthur Kennedy (1914).

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Among Philosophs In United States

Among philosophs born in United States, Judith Butler ranks 6. Before her are Willard Van Orman Quine (1908), John Rawls (1921), George Herbert Mead (1863), Donald Davidson (1917), and Pat Robertson (1930). After her are John Searle (1932), Anne Sullivan (1866), Robert Nozick (1938), Richard Rorty (1931), Hilary Putnam (1926), and Michael J. Sandel (1953).

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