Cécile Fabre


Cécile Fabre is a French philosopher, serving as professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford. Since 2014 she has been a senior research fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. Her research focuses on political philosophy, the ethics of war, bioethics, and theories of justice.

Early life

Fabre was born on 2 February 1971 in Paris, France. From 1989 to 1992, she studied at Paris-Sorbonne University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992. She then moved to England to study political philosophy at the University of York and completed a Master of Arts degree in 1993. From 1993, she undertook postgraduate study in politics at the University of Oxford. Her supervisor was G. A. Cohen and she completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1997.

Honours

She was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2011.

Selected works