Kathleen Lennon

Kathleen Lennon is a British philosopher and an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hull, England. She previously held the position of Ferens Professor of Philosophy at the same institution. Lennon earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Kent and her master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Oxford. She began her career at the University of Hull in 1979 as a lecturer. In 1986, she co-founded the university's Centre for Gender Studies and in 1989, she co-founded the Society for Women in Philosophy. In 2008, she was appointed Ferens Professor of Philosophy, delivering her inaugural lecture, 'Re-enchanting the World: the role of Imagination in Perception,' in 2009. She retired from this position in 2014. Lennon's research interests span gender theory, the philosophy of mind, and embodiment, approached within the frameworks of contemporary Anglo-American and Continental philosophy.