Dr. Sylvana Tomaselli

Biography

Sylvana Tomaselli is a Fellow at St John's College and the Director of Postgraduates at the University of Cambridge, where she has contributed to the field of political thought and philosophy. She holds a Master of Arts in Social Political Thought from York University in Ontario and began her academic journey studying philosophy at the University of British Columbia. Her academic career has predominantly revolved around Enlightenment thinkers and the history of political thought from the long eighteenth century to modern contemporary political philosophy. Sylvana has taught a variety of subjects related to political thought, including works by influential authors such as Plato, John Locke, David Hume, Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, and others. Her research interests encompass political philosophy and themes of women's history and gender studies.

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