Margaret Atherton

Margaret Atherton is an American philosopher and feminist historian who is currently is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, College of Letters and Science.[1] Professor Atherton's research has focused on philosophers of the early modern period, philosophy of psychology (cognition and mind), and the work of women philosophers, as well as teaching the history of modern philosophy.[1]

Career

Atherton's book Women Philosophers of the Early Modern Period highlights historical women who have impacted philosophy.[2] Atherton has published many articles, been featured in several journals, and asked to present her ideas at conferences and institutions throughout the years. George Berkeley and John Locke are seen throughout her work and reviews. Atherton has engaged in research since the 1970s and has continued to develop her methods and expand her ideas.[3]

Atherton is a member of the British Society for the History of Philosophy, Hume Society, American Eighteenth Century Society, International Berkeley Society (Philosophy Associations Coordinator), Society for Women in Philosophy, and the American Philosophical Association.[3]

Atherton has been a professor of Philosophy at New York University, Brooklyn College, University of Maryland, University of Rochester, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[3]

Education

Atherton attained her A.B. in Philosophy at Bryn Mawr College in 1965.[4][5] In 1970, she received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Brandeis University; her dissertation “Nativism” initiated her plethora of philosophical work in innate ideas.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Margaret Atherton, Distinguished Professor". University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Atherton, Margaret (1994). Women Philosophers of the Early Modern Period ([2nd ed.] ed.). Indianapolis: Hackett. ISBN 9780872202597.
  3. 1 2 3 "Margaret Atherton - CV" (PDF). University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "1965 Commencement College News". Bryn Mawr College. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. ↑ A brief history of bryn mawr college. (2016). Retrieved March 7, 2016, from https://www.brynmawr.edu/about/history
  6. ↑ Atherton, M. (1970, December). Doctoral Dissertations, 1970 - - The Review of Metaphysics (Philosophy Documentation Center). Retrieved from https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=revmetaph&id=revmetap_1970_0024_0001_0175_0196
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