Dr Jane Cooper
Position
Fixed-term Lecturer
Qualifications
BA (Hons) - Philosophy (Canterbury)
PhD - Philosophy (Canterbury)
Room
Room 607, History building
Contact Details
Phone: +64-3-364 2077
Internal Phone: 6077
jane.cooper@canterbury.ac.nz
Background
Jane Cooper received her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Canterbury in 2006, having gained a BA with First Class Honours from Canterbury in 2002. Prior to this she worked voluntarily with an interfaith organisation for some years in India, Europe and Australasia. Since gaining her PhD, Jane has worked as a temporary lecturer and teaching assistant in Philosophy, and has offered philosophy courses to the general public through the university's Community Education programme. She is currently serving on a Health and Disabilities Regional Ethics Committee.
Undergraduate Courses
Phil 310/431 Early Modern Philosophy/History of Philosophy
Research Interests
- Ancient and medieval philosophy
- Environmental ethics
- Islamic philosophy
- Women in the History of Philosophy
Recent Publications
' Escapism or Engagement? Plotinus and Feminism', Journal of Feminist
Studies in Religion, pp. 73-93, Vol 23:1 (2007)