Carol Gilligan

American philosopher and psychologist (born 1936)

Carol Gilligan (born November 28, 1936) is an American philosopher and psychologist, known for her work in feminist theory, ethical community, and ethical relationships. Gilligan is a professor of humanities and applied psychology at New York University and a visiting professor at the Centre for Gender Studies and Jesus College at the University of Cambridge until 2009. Her influential book, In a Different Voice (1982), theorized that moral decisions are guided by different interior voices and perspectives, a view contrary to Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development.

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