Karen Elizabeth 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]

Karen Detlefsen
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Toronto (PhD)
University of Western Ontario (MA)
University of Calgary (BA).
ThesisGeneration and the individual in Descartes, Malebranche and Leibniz (2001)
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy

Education and career

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Detlefsen earned her Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Toronto, an M.A. from the University of Western Ontario, and a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Calgary.[2] In 2021 she was an American Council of Learned Societies fellow.[3] In 2021 Detlefsen was named vice-provost at the University of Pennsylvania.[4]

Research

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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

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  • 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.[5]
  • Detlefsen, Karen (2014-11-06). Descartes' Meditations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-46317-2.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Karen Detlefsen | Department of Philosophy". philosophy.sas.upenn.edu.
  2. ^ Sangani, Sejal (May 6, 2021). "Philosophy professor Karen Detlefsen to serve as vice provost for education". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ^ "Karen Detlefsen". American Council of Learned Societies. 2012.
  4. ^ "Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Universities". GenderWatch Women in Academia Report; Bartonsville. May 14, 2021 – via Proquest.
  5. ^ Reviews of Women and Liberty
  6. ^ Review of Descartes' Meditations