Lisa Shapiro, Simon Fraser University

Research

early modern philosophy women philosophers education rationality habituation emotions political institutions autonomy

Latest funding

Learning to Be a Thinking Thing
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$57,800
New narratives in the history of philosophy
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$199,800
Emotions and sense perception in 17th and 18th century philosophy
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$45,900

Learning to Be a Thinking Thing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Shapiro, Lisa C.

Keywords: early modern philosophy; women philosophers; education; rationality; habituation; emotions; political institutions; autonomy; Descartes; Madame de Maintenon; Poulain de la Barre; Gabrielle Suchon; Mary Astell

$57,800

New narratives in the history of philosophy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Shapiro, Lisa C.

Keywords: philosophy; history of philosophy; early modern philosophy; intellectual history; metaphysics; epistemology; education; autonomy; women; curricular innovation

$199,800

Emotions and sense perception in 17th and 18th century philosophy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Shapiro, Lisa C.

Keywords: emotion; sense perception; epistemology; object perception; philosophical psychology; early modern philosophy; David Hume; George Berkeley; Frances Hutcheson; Etienne Bonnot de Condillac; Rene Descartes; Baruch Spinoza

$45,900

Emotions and cognition in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Shapiro, Lisa C.

Keywords: emotion; cognition; early modern philosophy; medieval philosophy; history of cognitive science; philosophy of mind

$22,750

The passions and the problem of human nature in Descartes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Shapiro, Lisa C.

Keywords: early modern philosophy; Descartes; human nature; metaphysics; causation; philosophy of mind; emotions; perception; mind-body problem

$39,284

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: early modern philosophy Dear Professor Shapiro, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on early modern philosophy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Learning to Be a Thinking Thing" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]