Susan Stebbing

L. Susan Stebbing
L. Susan Stebbing
	Stebbing by Howard Coster (1939)
Born	2 December 1885; North Finchley, Middlesex, England, ; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	11 September 1943 (aged 57); Northwood, Middlesex, England, UK
Alma mater	Girton College, Cambridge
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy; Logical positivism
Main interests	Logic
Notable ideas	Ordinary language as adequately describing everyday experience

Lizzie Susan Stebbing (2 December 1885 – 11 September 1943) was a British philosopher. She belonged to the 1930s generation of analytic philosophy, and was a founder in 1933 of the journal Analysis. Stebbing was the first woman to hold a philosophy chair in the United Kingdom, as well as the first female President of Humanists UK.

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L. Susan Stebbing
Stebbing by Howard Coster (1939)
Born	(1885-12-02)2 December 1885 North Finchley, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	11 September 1943(1943-09-11) (aged 57) Northwood, Middlesex, England, UK
Alma mater	Girton College, Cambridge

Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy Logical positivism
Main interests	Logic
Notable ideas	Ordinary language as adequately describing everyday experience^[1]

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Susan Stebbing

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