Professor Dr. Kate Kirkpatrick

Biography

Kate Kirkpatrick is a Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy at Regent's Park College, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on Feminist Philosophy, the Philosophy of Religion, and Post-Kantian Philosophy, with a particular emphasis on the works of existentialist thinkers such as Nietzsche, Sartre, and Beauvoir. She has published books including 'Becoming Beauvoir: Life' and written numerous articles in key philosophical journals, exploring themes related to freedom, existentialism, and gender. Kirkpatrick is involved in teaching undergraduate papers such as Post-Kantian Philosophy and Feminist Theory, as well as a postgraduate option paper in Philosophy and Feminism. Her academic background includes a BA in Philosophy and Theology from Regent's Park College and a DPhil from St Cross College, Oxford. She has previously held lectureships at several institutions, including St Peter’s College, Oxford, the University of Hertfordshire, and King’s College London.

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