I am an early modern philosopher.

 

​I am currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy at University College Dublin.

 

Prior to taking up this position, I was Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the Academy of Finland funded project "Gender in Renaissance and Early Modern Philosophy", led by Martina Reuter at the University of Jyväskylä (2024-2025), 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy at McGill University (2022-2024), and an Anderson Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Sydney in 2022.

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​I received my PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sydney in December 2021. ​

 

My research in early modern philosophy principally focuses on the philosophy of David Hume and Catharine Macaulay. I am particularly interested in early modern conceptions of social cognition and the moral development of children. ​

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With Allauren Forbes, I hold a SSHRC Connection Grant for the project Women & Epistemic Emotions in the Early Modern Period. 

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If you would like to hear more about my research and teaching, you can click through the sections of this webpage, or email me at elena.gordon@ucd.ie

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