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Jill Gordon

Title: NEH/Class of 1940 Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Emerita; Professor of Philosophy, Emerita

Institution: Colby College

Discipline: Philosophy & Ethics

Appearances: 1

Notable: Author of 'Turning Toward Philosophy: Literary Device and Dramatic Structure in Plato's Dialogues'; cofounder and first co-director of the Ancient Philosophy Society; PhD from University of Texas at Austin

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Biography

Jill Gordon is a philosopher specializing in ancient Greek philosophy (primarily Plato) and social philosophy (race, economic inequality, feminist philosophy). She served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Pitzer College, and as Coordinator of Women's Studies for the Claremont Colleges. She cofounded the Ancient Philosophy Society and Colby's Simone de Beauvoir Society.

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