E. Jennifer Ashworth

{{Short description|Canadian philosopher (1939–2024)}}

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| name = E. Jennifer Ashworth

| birth_date = 1939

| birth_place = United Kingdom

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|7|23|1939|df=yes}}

| death_place = Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

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| alma_mater = Cambridge University, Bryn Mawr College (PhD)

| awards = Killam Research Fellowship

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Earline Jennifer Ashworth (1939 – 23 July 2024) was a Canadian philosopher and Distinguished Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo. She is known for her works on medieval philosophy.{{cite journal |last1=Ott |first1=Walter |title=Review of Linguistic Content: New Essays on the History of Philosophy of Language |journal=NDPR |date=27 July 2015 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/linguistic-content-new-essays-on-the-history-of-philosophy-of-language-2/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}{{cite journal |last1=Bäck |first1=Allan |title=Review of The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Logic |journal=NDPR |date=1 March 2017 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/the-cambridge-companion-to-medieval-logic/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}{{cite journal |last1=Brown |first1=Christopher M. |title=Review of Later Medieval Metaphysics: Ontology, Language, and Logic |journal=NDPR |date=8 August 2013 |url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/later-medieval-metaphysics-ontology-language-and-logic/ |language=en |issn=1538-1617}}

Ashworth was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a member of the British Academy Medieval Texts Editorial Committee.

She died on 23 July 2024, after suffering a stroke.[https://inmediasphil.wordpress.com/ E. Jennifer Ashworth (1939-2024)]{{cite news|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/philosophy/news/professor-emerita-e-jennifer-ashworth|title=Professor Emerita E. Jennifer Ashworth|work=University of Waterloo|date=6 August 2024}}