Dr. Patricia Sheridan

Biography

Patricia Sheridan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. She completed her PhD in Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario in 2002. Her research interests primarily lie in early modern philosophy, particularly focusing on historical women philosophers and moral philosophy of the early modern period. She has worked on the philosophical contributions of thinkers from the 17th and 18th centuries, emphasizing the works of John Locke and early modern women philosophers such as Catharine Trotter Cockburn, Anne Conway, Damaris Masham, and Mary Astell. Currently, she is a co-investigator on a SSHRC-funded partnership grant titled 'Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy', which partners with twelve institutions worldwide. Her recent publications include contributions to the 'Routledge Handbook of Women in Early Modern European Philosophy' and several articles focusing on the intersections of agency, virtue, and historical ethics in early modern thought. Sheridan's work often traces the development of virtues and examines the roles of passions in forming virtuous agents within philosophical discourse.

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