Dr. Catharine Abell

Biography

Catharine Abell is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. She specializes in Aesthetics and has a long history of academic engagement with philosophy of art, language, and mind. Abell completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Adelaide, followed by an Honours degree in Philosophy. She earned her PhD from Flinders University. Before her current role at Oxford, she held temporary lectureships at Macquarie University and the University of Adelaide, and took a permanent lectureship at the University of Manchester in 2006. During her time in Manchester, she was a Senior Lecturer and Reader, and had a three-year Macquarie University Research Fellowship before returning to the UK. Since moving to Oxford in 2019, Abell has taught graduate and undergraduate students on a variety of topics including 'General Philosophy', 'Knowledge Reality', and 'Aesthetics'. She has held visiting appointments at institutions such as EHESS in Paris, the University of Sydney, and the University of British Columbia. In 2020, she published a book titled 'Fiction' with Oxford University Press, which explores the nature of fiction as a social practice and contributes original insights into the interpretation of fictional entities.

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