Natalie Stoljar, McGill University

Research

silencing objectification social scripting racist stereotypes sexist stereotypes autonomy relational autonomy

Latest papers

Disgust or Dignity? The Moral Basis of Harm Reduction.
Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2020 · first author
Informed consent and relational conceptions of autonomy.
The Journal of medicine and philosophy · 2011 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Taking Control of Your Life: Global Autonomy in Law and Philosophy
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$76,375
Silencing, objectification, and negative social scripts: do they undermine autonomy
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$141,008
Relational autonomy and relational equality
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$49,948

All 5 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Disgust or Dignity? The Moral Basis of Harm Reduction.

Stoljar N

Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy2020First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10728-020-00412-y PMID: 33098488

02

Informed consent and relational conceptions of autonomy.

Stoljar N

The Journal of medicine and philosophy2011First author

DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhr029 PMID: 21825176

Taking Control of Your Life: Global Autonomy in Law and Philosophy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Lafrenière, Hugo B.

$76,375

Silencing, objectification, and negative social scripts: do they undermine autonomy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stoljar, Natalie

Keywords: silencing; objectification; social scripting; racist stereotypes; sexist stereotypes; autonomy; relational autonomy

$141,008

Relational autonomy and relational equality

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Voigt, Kristin

Keywords: (1) autonomy; (2) equality

$49,948

Relational Autonomy: 10 Years On

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Stoljar, Natalie

Keywords: feminist philosophy; relational autonomy; philosophy; political theory

$23,285

Autonomy and oppression: a relational analysis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Stoljar, Natalie

Keywords: autonomy; agency; oppression; moral psychology; moral philosophy; political philosophy

$73,500

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: silencing Dear Professor Stoljar, 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]. I read your paper "Disgust or Dignity? The Moral Basis of Harm Reduction." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]