Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge

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academic position endowed chair professorship

The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic position → endowed chair → professorship →
academicDiscipline	philosophy →
academicFocus	history of moral philosophy → metaethics → normative ethics → political philosophy → research in moral philosophy → teaching of ethics →
affiliation	University of Cambridge →
chairType	moral philosophy chair →
country	United Kingdom →
employer	University of Cambridge →
field	ethics → moral philosophy → moral theory →
hasAcademicRank	professor →
inception	1683 →
isEndowed	true →
isPrestigious	true →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedIn	Cambridge → England → United Kingdom → University of Cambridge →
namedAfter	John Knightbridge →
notableHolder	Bernard Williams → C. D. Broad → G. E. Moore → Henry Sidgwick → Onora O’Neill →
partOf	Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge →
positionInHierarchy	senior professorship at University of Cambridge →
selectionMethod	appointment →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bernard Williams ("Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy") → Henry Sidgwick ("Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy") → William Whewell →	positionHeld