Katherine Thomson-Jones

  • Professor of Philosophy
  • Andrew '42 and Pauline Delaney Professor of Philosophy

Areas of Study

Education

  • BA, Queens University, 1997
  • MA, Queens University, 1998
  • PhD, University of Toronto, 2003

Biography

Kate Thomson-Jones’ main research area is aesthetics. Her new book is titled Image in the Making: Digital Innovation and the Visual Arts (Oxford University Press). She has also published extensively in the philosophy of film.

In addition to her regular teaching in aesthetics and value theory, she runs the Philosophy in the Schools (PHITS) program.

Fall 2024

The Nature of Value — PHIL 122

Spring 2025

PHITS Philosophy in the Schools Practicum — PHIL 214
Aesthetics — PHIL 230

News

A Singer Gets Philosophical

January 14, 2019

Double-degree mezzo-soprano Perri di Christina '16 looks back on her Oberlin years and ahead to a special reunion.