Katie Kirkpatrick
Biographic Data
| ID | 305118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katie Kirkpatrick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katie |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirkpatrick |
| SIGNATURE | KIRKPATRICK K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4487-8563 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rethinking Beauvoir
I have been invited to respond to Rethinking Existentialism 's engagement with the work of Simone de Beauvoir, and I do so in three parts. First, I introduce Webber's Beauvoir, moral theorist, and raise some textual and conceptual objections to his argument for a ‘categorical imperative for authenticity’ in Chapter 10. Second, I turn to historical and conceptual challenges to Webber's definition of existentialism, including meta-philosophical que…
Existentialism and Exemplars
In this paper, Kate Kirkpatrick argues that the recent return to moral exemplars in exemplarist moral theory might benefit from engaging with existentialists' use of exemplars in two ways: first, by considering the role of negative exemplars and the power of emotions other than admiration in moral formation; and second, by considering objections to exemplarist education, in particular Simone de Beauvoir's objection that narrative exemplars often …
Beauvoir and Sartre's "disagreement" about freedom
The French existentialists Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre are renowned philosophers of freedom. But what "existentialist freedom" is is a matter of disagreement amongst their interpreters and, some argue, between Beauvoir and Sartre themselves. Since the late 1980s several scholars have argued that a Sartrean conception of freedom cannot justify the ethics of existentialism, adequately account for situations of oppression, or serve femin…
Beneath the surface
In this chapter Kate Kirkpatrick revisits aesthetic theory, exploring theological and philosophical engagements, as well as phenomenological approaches to art. In so doing, Kirkpatrick draws close attention to the issues with which mysticism presents us when we approach art. Developing a conversation between abstract artists Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Cézanne, together with the psychologist and philosopher William James, and with the p…
Sartre and Theology
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the twentieth century’s most prominent atheists. But his philosophy was informed by theological writers and themes in ways that have not previously been acknowledged. In Sartre and Theology, Kirkpatrick examines Sartre’s philosophical formation and rarely discussed early work, demonstrating how, and which, theology shaped Sartre’s thinking. She also shows that Sartre’s philosophy – especially Being and Nothingness and …
Sartre
Kate Kirkpatrick, 'Sartre: An Augustinian Atheist?', Sartre Studies International, Vol. 21(1):1-20, March 2015, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/ssi.2015.210101
Sartre and Theology
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the twentieth century’s most prominent atheists. But his philosophy was informed by theological writers and themes in ways that have not previously been acknowledged. In Sartre and Theology, Kirkpatrick examines Sartre’s philosophical formation and rarely discussed early work, demonstrating how, and which, theology shaped Sartre’s thinking. She also shows that Sartre’s philosophy – especially Being and Nothingness and …
Beauvoir and Sartre's "disagreement" about freedom
The French existentialists Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre are renowned philosophers of freedom. But what "existentialist freedom" is is a matter of disagreement amongst their interpreters and, some argue, between Beauvoir and Sartre themselves. Since the late 1980s several scholars have argued that a Sartrean conception of freedom cannot justify the ethics of existentialism, adequately account for situations of oppression, or serve femin…
Sartre
Kate Kirkpatrick, 'Sartre: An Augustinian Atheist?', Sartre Studies International, Vol. 21(1):1-20, March 2015, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/ssi.2015.210101
Sartre and Theology
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the twentieth century’s most prominent atheists. But his philosophy was informed by theological writers and themes in ways that have not previously been acknowledged. In Sartre and Theology, Kirkpatrick examines Sartre’s philosophical formation and rarely discussed early work, demonstrating how, and which, theology shaped Sartre’s thinking. She also shows that Sartre’s philosophy – especially Being and Nothingness and …
Beneath the surface
In this chapter Kate Kirkpatrick revisits aesthetic theory, exploring theological and philosophical engagements, as well as phenomenological approaches to art. In so doing, Kirkpatrick draws close attention to the issues with which mysticism presents us when we approach art. Developing a conversation between abstract artists Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Cézanne, together with the psychologist and philosopher William James, and with the p…
Existentialism and Exemplars
In this paper, Kate Kirkpatrick argues that the recent return to moral exemplars in exemplarist moral theory might benefit from engaging with existentialists' use of exemplars in two ways: first, by considering the role of negative exemplars and the power of emotions other than admiration in moral formation; and second, by considering objections to exemplarist education, in particular Simone de Beauvoir's objection that narrative exemplars often …
Beauvoir and Sartre's "disagreement" about freedom
The French existentialists Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre are renowned philosophers of freedom. But what "existentialist freedom" is is a matter of disagreement amongst their interpreters and, some argue, between Beauvoir and Sartre themselves. Since the late 1980s several scholars have argued that a Sartrean conception of freedom cannot justify the ethics of existentialism, adequately account for situations of oppression, or serve femin…
Rethinking Beauvoir
I have been invited to respond to Rethinking Existentialism 's engagement with the work of Simone de Beauvoir, and I do so in three parts. First, I introduce Webber's Beauvoir, moral theorist, and raise some textual and conceptual objections to his argument for a ‘categorical imperative for authenticity’ in Chapter 10. Second, I turn to historical and conceptual challenges to Webber's definition of existentialism, including meta-philosophical que…
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Simone de Beauvoir and Sartre (5 works) · Existentialism (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (2 works) · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy (2 works) · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (2 works)