Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947) is an American author, poet, and philosopher and professor of philosophy at Brown University.
"[5] She has published fifteen short stories, including: She writes a monthly op-ed column for The Providence Journal.
[6] Ackerman is also a frequent letter writer to The New York Times, especially on subjects relating to the treatment of the elderly.
[4] In a WNYC interview, Feyer also noted Ackerman writes as many as five letters to the editor per day.
[9] From January to June 1985, she served as Senior Fulbright Lecturer in Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.