Jan Zwicky
Philosopher, Author
1955 –
Who is Jan Zwicky?
Jan Zwicky is a Canadian philosopher, poet, essayist, and musician.
She received her BA from the University of Calgary and earned her PhD at the University of Toronto in 1981 where her studies focussed on the philosophy of logic and science. She subsequently taught philosophy at Princeton University; philosophy and interdisciplinary humanities at the University of Waterloo; philosophy at the University of Western Ontario; philosophy, English, and creative writing at the University of New Brunswick; and philosophy at the University of Alberta.
Zwicky is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Victoria, where she taught both philosophy and interdisciplinary humanities courses from 1996 until 2009. She has served as a faculty member at the Banff Centre Writing Studio, has conducted numerous writing workshops, and edits regularly for Brick Books.
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- Born
- May 10, 1955
Calgary - Spouses
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Toronto
- University of Calgary
- Lived in
- Calgary
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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