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Nancy Fraser

1947 - Today

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Nancy Fraser (; born May 20, 1947) is an American philosopher, critical theorist, feminist, and the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New School in New York City. Widely known for her critique of identity politics and her philosophical work on the concept of justice, Fraser is also a staunch critic of contemporary liberal feminism and its abandonment of social justice issues. Fraser holds honorary doctoral degrees from four universities in three countries, and won the 2010 Alfred Schutz Prize in Social Philosophy from the American Philosophical Association. She was President of the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division for the 2017–2018 term. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nancy Fraser is the 570th most popular philosopher (up from 590th in 2019), the 2,269th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,926th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nancy Fraser ranks 570 out of 1,267Before her are Bion of Borysthenes, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Bardaisan, Hans Vaihinger, Hu Shih, and Philipp Mainländer. After her are Agrippa the Skeptic, Antonio Labriola, Jean-Marie Guyau, Nicos Poulantzas, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, and María Zambrano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Nancy Fraser ranks 153Before her are Glenn Tipton, Ángel Nieto, Takeo Takahashi, H. Robert Horvitz, Anne Wiazemsky, and Nevio Scala. After her are Somchai Wongsawat, Henri Michel, Marisa Berenson, Robert Cailliau, Yukiya Amano, and Rob Reiner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nancy Fraser ranks 2,269 out of 20,380Before her are Richard Russell Jr. (1897), Raymond A. Spruance (1886), Chief Seattle (1786), John Pope (1822), Sam Raimi (1959), and Bob Orton Jr. (1950). After her are Barbara Hershey (1948), George Speck (1824), Chevy Chase (1943), John O'Keefe (1939), Samuel Huntington (1731), and Lisa Kudrow (1963).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Nancy Fraser ranks 22Before her are Ronald Dworkin (1931), Nelson Goodman (1906), Kenneth Waltz (1924), Saul Kripke (1940), Charles W. Morris (1903), and Barrington Moore Jr. (1913). After her are Tom Regan (1938), Jonathan Edwards (1703), Arthur Danto (1924), Michael Walzer (1935), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), and C. I. Lewis (1883).