Helen Beebee

Manchester Professor of Philosophy, Beebee is President of the Aristotelian Society as well as the British Society for the Philosophy of Science. She is the author of Hume on Causation and Metaphysics: The Key Concepts. Beebee is also an advocate for better representation of women in philosophy.

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Manchester Professor of Philosophy, Beebee is President of the Aristotelian Society as well as the British Society for the Philosophy of Science. She is the author of Hume on Causation and Metaphysics: The Key Concepts. Beebee is also an advocate for better representation of women in philosophy.

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