Draft:Karen Detlefsen


Karen Detlefsen
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Toronto (PhD)
University of Western Ontario (MA)
University of Calgary (BA).
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy

Karen Detlefsen is the Vice Provost for Education at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is also Professor of Philosophy in the School of Arts and Sciences and Affiliated Faculty of the Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality, and Women.[1]

Education and career edit

Detlefsen earned her PhD in Philosophy at the University of Toronto, an MA from the University of Western Ontario, and a BA in English and Philosophy from the University of Calgary.[2]. She has been an American Council of Learned Societies fellow.[3]

Research edit

Detlefsen works on early modern philosophy, with particular specialization in the role of women in philosophy and the philosophy of education and of science.[1]

Selected publications edit

  • The Routledge Handbook of Women and Early Modern European Philosophy (edited with Lisa Shapiro). Routledge. 2023.
  • Women and Liberty, 1600-1800: Philosophical Essays (edited with Jacqueline Broad). Oxford University Press. 2017.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Karen Detlefsen | Department of Philosophy". philosophy.sas.upenn.edu.
  2. ^ "Karen Detlefsen | Office of the Provost| Penn Provost". provost.upenn.edu.
  3. ^ "Karen Detlefsen".

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