Wendy Donner
Professor Emeritus
| Degrees: | BA (University of Manitoba), MA (University of Toronto), Ph.D. (University of Toronto) |
| Email: | WendyDonner@cunet.carleton.ca |
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Biography
Wendy Donner’s main area of research is the moral and political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Her interest in Mill began as an undergraduate student at the University of Manitoba and continued with her graduate studies at the University of Toronto, resulting in a PhD thesis on Mill’s value theory. She then expanded this study into her first book, The Liberal Self, published by Cornell University Press in 1991. Her second book, Mill (with Richard Fumerton) appeared as part of the Wiley-Blackwell Great Minds series in 2009 and has been translated into Portuguese and Arabic. She has also published many articles on Mill in journals and book anthologies. Her research interests extend into several publications on environmental ethics, feminist ethics, political theory and Buddhist ethics.
Research Interests
- John Stuart Mill
- Environmental Ethics
- Feminist Philosophy
- Buddhist Philosophy
- Political Philosophy
Recent Publications
BOOKS:
Mill, in series Great Minds (with Richard Fumerton) (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Press, 2009). I am the sole author of Part I: Mill’s Moral and Political Philosophy (Chapters 2-8). Translated into Portuguese as John Stuart Mill de Wendy e Richard Fumerton (Editions 70, 2011). Translated into Arabic as Mill (Afaq Books, 2011).
The Liberal Self: John Stuart Mill’s Moral and Political Philosophy (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1991), 229 pages.
BOOK CHAPTERS and JOURNAL ARTICLES:
“Mill’s Liberalism, The Subjection of Women, and the Feminist Care Ethic”, Caring for Liberalism: Dependency and Liberal Political Theory, eds. Asha Bhandary and Amy R. Baehr (New York: Routledge, 2021), 75-94.
“Mill on Individuality”, A Companion to Mill, eds. Christopher Macleod and Dale E. Miller (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017), 425-439.
“John Stuart Mill’s Green Liberalism and Ecofeminism”, Consequentialism and Environmental Ethics, eds. Avram Hiller, Ramona Ilea and Leonard Kahn (New York: Routledge, 2013), 174-189.
“Morality, Virtue and Aesthetics in Mill’s Art of Life”, John Stuart Mill and the Art of Life, eds. Ben Eggleston, Dale E. Miller and David Weinstein (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), 146-165.
“John Stuart Mill and Virtue Ethics” John Stuart Mill: Thought and Influence – The Saint of Rationalism, eds. Georgios Varouxakis and Paul Kelly (London: Routledge 2010) 84-98.
“Autonomy, Tradition, and the Enforcement of Morality”, Mill’s On Liberty: A Critical Guide, ed. C.L.Ten (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009) 138-164.
“John Stuart Mill on Education and Democracy”, J.S. Mill’s Political Thought: A Bicentennial Re-Assessment, eds. Nadia Urbinati and Alex Zakaras (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007), 250-274.
“The Bodhisattva Code and Compassion: A Mahayana Buddhist Perspective on Violence and Nonviolence”, Comparative Philosophy and Religion in Times of Terror, ed. Douglas Allen, in series Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion (Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2006), 123-138.
“Mill and the Buddha”, The Philosophers Magazine, The Happiness Forum, Issue 35, 3rd Quarter 2006, 48-52.
“Mill’s Theory of Value”, The Blackwell Guide to Mill’s Utilitarianism, ed. Henry West (Oxford: Blackwell, 2005), 117-138.
“Is Cultural Membership a Good? Kymlicka and Ignatieff on the Virtues and Perils of Belonging”, Philosophy and Its Public Role, in series St. Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs, eds. William Aiken and John Haldane (Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2004), 84-101.
“Enlightenment Liberalism” (co-authored with Amy Schmitter and Nathan Tarcov), The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy of Education, ed. Randall Curren (Oxford: Blackwell, 2003). I am the sole author of the section “Mill on Education”, 85-91.
“Feminist Ethics and Anger: A Feminist Buddhist Reflection”, American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy, ed. Andrea Nicki, Spring 2002, 67-70.
“John Stuart Mill” (co-authored with Richard Fumerton), The Blackwell Guide to the Modern Philosophers: From Descartes to Nietzsche, ed. Steven M. Emmanuel (Oxford: Blackwell, 2000). I am the sole author of Part I, “Mill’s Ethics and Political Philosophy”, 343-355.
“A Millian Perspective on the Relation Between Persons and Their Bodies”, Persons and Their Bodies: Rights, Responsibilities, Relationships, eds. Mark J. Cherry and Thomas J. Bole (Dodrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999), 57-72.
“Animal Rights and Native Hunters: A Critical Analysis of Wenzel’s Defence”, Canadian Issues in Environmental Ethics, eds. Alex Wellington, Allan Greenbaum and Wes Cragg, (Peterborough: Broadview Press, 1997), 153-64.
“Utilitarianism”, The Cambridge Companion to Mill, ed. John Skorupski (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 255-92.
“Self and Community in Environmental Ethics”, Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature, ed. Karen J. Warren (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997), 375-389.
“Inherent Value and Moral Standing in Environmental Change”, Earthly Goods: Environmental Change and Social Justice, eds. Judith Reppy and Fen Osler Hampson (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1996), 52-74. Revised section “Callicott on Intrinsic Value and Moral Standing in Environmental Ethics” reprinted in Land, Value, Community: Callicott and Environmental Philosophy, eds. Wayne Ouderkirk and Jim Hill (Albany: SUNY Press, 2002), 99-105.
“John Stuart Mill and the Environment” (co-authored with Michele Green), Prometeo in Italian translation, (as “John Stuart Mill e L’ambiente”), Anno 13, Numero 50, Guigno 1995, 6-17.
“John Stuart Mill’s Liberal Feminism,” Philosophical Studies, 69; 1993, 155-166. Reprinted in (1) Mill’s The Subjection of Women, ed. Maria H. Morales (Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004), 1-12; (2) Mill’s Moral, Political and Legal Philosophy, ed. C.L. Ten, as part of The International Library of Critical Essays in the History of Philosophy series (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 1999);(3) John Stuart Mill’s The Subjection of Women: His Contemporary and Modern Critics, eds. Lesley Jacobs and Richard Vanderwetering (Delamar, New York: Caravan Books, 1999); (4) Mill and the Moral Character of Liberalism, ed. Eldon Eisenach (College Park: Penn State University Press,1998)),132-41.
“Gray’s Autonomy: In Defence of Mill”, Ethics and Basic Rights, ed. Guy Lafrance, (Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press), 1989, 117-130.
“Mill on Liberty of Self-Development”, Dialogue, Vol. XXVI, No. 2, Summer 1987, 227-237. Reprinted in J.S Mill’s Social and Political Thought: Critical Assessments, ed. G.W. Smith (Routledge, 1998).
“John Stuart Mill’s Concept of Utility”, Dialogue, Vol. XXII, No. 3, September 1983, 479-494.