Kate Abramson is universitair hoofddocent filosofie aan Indiana Univesity in Bloomington. Ze schreef eerder over de ethiek van Hume, sentimentalisme en hedendaagse moraalfilosofie. In 2014 publiceerde zij het eerste belangwekkende artikel over gaslighting van een filosoof: Turning up the Lights on Gaslighting.
Meer over Kate AbramsonGaslighting' is suddenly in everyone's vocabulary. It's written about, talked about, tweeted about, even sung about (in 'Gaslighting' by The Chicks). It's become shorthand for being manipulated by someone who insists that up is down, hot is cold, dark is light - someone who isn't just lying about such things, but trying to drive you crazy.