Karen Neander

Karen Neander (born March 24, 1954, died May 6, 2020) was an American philosopher and professor at Duke University. She was recognized for her significant contributions to the fields of philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of action, philosophy of biology, philosophy of neuroscience, and cognitive science. Neander completed her doctoral studies at La Trobe University in 1984, with her dissertation focusing on the concept of mental illness. Throughout her academic career, she was affiliated with several prestigious institutions, including the University of Sydney, the University of Adelaide, the Australian National University (from 1988 to 1995), and Johns Hopkins University (from 1996 to 2006). In 2006, she became a faculty member in the philosophy department at Duke University, where she continued her research and teaching until her passing in 2020 due to cancer.