Jenny Teichman (29 March 1930 – 12 September 2018) was an Australian-British philosopher, writing mostly on ethics. She was born Jenny Jorgensen in Melbourne, Australia, in 1930 and grew up in the Melbourne outer suburb of Belgrave. Her uncle was Justus Jorgensen, founder of the artists' colony of Montsalvat, outside Melbourne.Jenny Teichman, Justus Jorgensen: Conversations and a memoir. Black Jack Press, 2005. She married the lecturer and political commentator Max Teichmann.D. Dunstan, Intellect of the left frightened the right, The Age 23 Dec 2008.
She was a research fellow at Somerville College, Oxford, from 1957 until 1960, where she was influenced by G. E. M. Anscombe. She taught mostly at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, formerly known as New Hall, where she became an Emeritus Fellow. She also taught for shorter periods in Australia, Canada and the USA.
In ethics she defended the sacredness of human life (in a not necessarily religious sense) and was critical of the views of Peter Singer.
She died on 12 September 2018.
Bibliography
Books
Illegitimacy, Blackwell & Cornell UP 1982 Pacifism & the Just War, Blackwell 1986 Philosophy & the Mind, Blackwell 1988 Philosophy: a Beginners Guide (with Katherine Evans) Blackwell 1991, 1995, 1999 (translations in Polish, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Chinese & Georgian) Social Ethics a Students Guide, Blackwell 1996 (translations in Spanish, Indonesian, Korean & Polish) Ethics and Reality Ashgate, 2001 Philosophers' Hobbies and other Essays [27 short papers] illustrated by Michael Jorgensen, Blackjack Press, Carlton, 2003. The Philosophy of War & Peace, Imprint Academic, 2006
Anthologies Intention & Intentionality: Essays in Honour of GEM Anscombe (with Cora Diamond) Harvester Press 1979 An Introduction to Modern European Philosophy (with Graham White) Macmillan 1995 and 1998
Book reviews DateReview articleWork(s) reviewed1995
References
External links J. Teichman, Review of Aurel Kolnai's Sexual Ethics