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Will Kymlicka

William Kymlicka OC FRSC (/ˈkɪmlɪkə/ KIM-lih-kə; born 1962) is a Canadian political philosopher best known for his work on multiculturalism and animal ethics. He is currently Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University at Kingston, and Recurrent Visiting professor in the Nationalism Studies program at…

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Awards
Officer of the Order of Canada (2023) Killam Prize (2004) Pierre Chauveau Medal (2001)
Education
Queen's University (BA) · University of Oxford (DPhil)
Born
1962 (age 63–64) London, Ontario, Canada
Doctoral advisor
G. A. Cohen
Doctoral students
Omid Payrow Shabani
Era
Contemporary philosophy

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Will Kymlicka

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related to Interviews · 11
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Main interests · 5
Will Kymlicka → Animal ethics, Citizenship, Minority rights, Multiculturalism, Political philosophy
related to External links · 5
Will Kymlicka → Google Scholar, Kymlicka, Media, Wikimedia CommonsOfficial, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Notable ideas · 3
Will Kymlicka → Multicultural citizenship, Political theory of animal rights, Societal culture (a culture which provides its members with meaningful ways of life across the range of human activities)
Education · 2
Will Kymlicka → Queen's University (BA), University of Oxford (DPhil)
Institutions · 2
Will Kymlicka → Central European University, Queen's University
Awards · 1
Will Kymlicka → Officer of the Order of Canada (2023) Killam Prize (2004) Pierre Chauveau Medal (2001)
Born · 1
Will Kymlicka → 1962 (age 63–64) London, Ontario, Canada
Doctoral advisor · 1
Will Kymlicka → G. A. Cohen
Doctoral students · 1
Will Kymlicka → Omid Payrow Shabani

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Will KymlickaAwardsOfficer of the Order of Canada (2023) Killam Prize (2004) Pierre Chauveau Medal (2001)1.00infobox
Will KymlickaBorn1962 (age 63–64) London, Ontario, Canada1.00infobox
Will KymlickaDoctoral advisorG. A. Cohen1.00infobox
Will KymlickaDoctoral studentsOmid Payrow Shabani1.00infobox
Will KymlickaEducationQueen's University (BA)1.00infobox
Will KymlickaEducationUniversity of Oxford (DPhil)1.00infobox
Will KymlickaEraContemporary philosophy1.00infobox
Will KymlickaInstitutionsQueen's University1.00infobox
Will KymlickaInstitutionsCentral European University1.00infobox
Will KymlickaMain interestsAnimal ethics1.00infobox
Will KymlickaMain interestsCitizenship1.00infobox
Will KymlickaMain interestsMinority rights1.00infobox
Will KymlickaMain interestsMulticulturalism1.00infobox
Will KymlickaMain interestsPolitical philosophy1.00infobox
Will KymlickaNotable ideasMulticultural citizenship1.00infobox
Will KymlickaNotable ideasPolitical theory of animal rights1.00infobox
Will KymlickaNotable ideasSocietal culture (a culture which provides its members with meaningful ways of life across the range of human activities)1.00infobox
Will KymlickaNotable worksZoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights (co-authored with Sue Donaldson, 2013)1.00infobox
Will KymlickaRegionWestern philosophy1.00infobox
Will KymlickaSchoolModern liberalism1.00infobox
Will KymlickaSpouseSue Donaldson1.00infobox
Will KymlickaThesisLiberal equality and cultural community (1987)1.00infobox
Will KymlickaWebsitewww.willkymlicka.ca1.00infobox

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