Janna Thompson Explained
| Janna Thompson |
| Education: | University of Minnesota |
| Alma Mater: | University of Oxford |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1942 |
| Birth Name: | Janna Lea Thompson |
| Birth Place: | Fairbault, Minnesota, United States of America |
| Death Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Philosopher and ethicist |
Janna Lea Thompson (1942–2022) was an American-born philosopher and ethicist, who spent the majority of her academic career in Melbourne, Australia. She is best known for her work on reparative and intergenerational justice.
Early life and education
Janna Lea Thompson was born on 12 November 1942 in Fairbault, Minnesota, USA.[1] She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964 and won a Marshall Plan scholarship which took her to the University of Oxford where she completed a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1966.[2]
Career
Following her graduation, Thompson lectured at the University of Manchester from 1966 to 1970. Next, she moved to Melbourne, Australia to take up a lectureship at Monash University in 1970. While there she undertook a Diploma of Education (tertiary studies).[3] She then joined La Trobe University as a lecturer (1975–1981) and was promoted to senior lecturer (1981–2000) and reader/associate professor (2000–2007), before being made professor (2007–2012).
Thompson died in Melbourne on 24 June 2022, just months following diagnosis of brain tumours.
Honours and recognition
In 2001 Thompson was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and of the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences in 2011. She was awarded the Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics in 2006.[4]
Writing
In addition to her books and peer-reviewed journal articles, Thompson contributed to The Conversation[5] and Inside Story[6] and reviewed books for Australian Book Review.[7]
She wrote her final book, Lockdown, during the COVID-19 pandemic. A detective novel, it was launched posthumously.[8]
As author
- Book: Thompson . Janna . Justice and world order : a philosophical inquiry . 1992 . 1992 . Routledge . 978-0-415-07034-8.
- Book: Thompson . Janna . Discourse and knowledge : defence of a collectivist ethics . 1998 . 1998 . Routledge . 978-0-415-18544-8. 2.
- Book: Thompson . Janna . Taking responsibility for the past : reparation and historical injustice . 30 December 2002 . 2002 . Polity ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers . 978-0-7456-2885-1. 2.
- Book: Thompson . Janna . Intergenerational justice : rights and responsibilities in an intergenerational polity . 2009 . 2009 . Routledge . 978-0-415-99628-0 . 2.
- Book: Thompson . Janna . Should Current Generations Make Reparation for Slavery? . 17 July 2018 . 2018 . 2 . Polity Press . 978-1-5095-1645-2.
As editor
- Book: The sorting society : the ethics of genetic screening and therapy . 2008 . Thompson . Janna . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-511-54557-3 . Skene . Loane.
- Book: Historical justice and memory . 28 July 2015 . 2015 . Thompson . Janna . 2 . The University of Wisconsin Press . 978-0-299-30464-5 . Neumann . Klaus.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2022-07-10 . Janna Lea Thompson: Death Notice – Melbourne, Victoria . 2022-10-29 . The Age.
- Web site: Campbell . Laura . 2022-07-05 . Vale Janna Thompson FASSA FAHA: 1942–2022 . 2022-10-29 . Australian Academy of the Humanities . en-AU.
- Web site: Young . Robert . July 2022 . Janna Lea Thompson (1942-2022) . Australian Academy of the Humanities.
- Web site: Professor Janna Thompson FASSA, FAHA . 2022-10-29 . Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia . en-AU.
- Web site: Janna Thompson . 2022-10-29 . The Conversation . November 2012 . en.
- Web site: Janna Thompson Archives . 2022-10-29 . Inside Story . en.
- Web site: Janna Thompson . 2022-10-29 . Australian Book Review . en-gb.
- Web site: Vale Professor Janna Thompson FASSA, FAHA (1942–2022) . 2022-10-29 . Australasian Association of Philosophy.
