
Associate Professor Melissa Merritt
B.A. Yale University; Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh
is a philosopher working primarily on the history of ethics. 听Her book, 听(Cambridge University Press, 2018), examines how听the Kantian idea of virtue is rooted in an account of the essentially reflective nature of the rational mind. 听Her current research examines the influence of Stoic philosophy on Immanuel Kant, particularly in ethics and moral psychology -- and from this historical foundation aims to reassess the possibilities of moral rationalism in听contemporary ethics. 听
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Australian Research Council (ARC), Future Fellowship: "Reason, Value, and Virtue: Assessing the Stoic Legacy in Kantian Ethics"听(FT180100494, 听AU$850,525), 2018-2022.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Discovery Project, Chief Investigator: "Enlightened Judgment: Reflection and Cognitive Virtue in Kant鈥檚 Critical Philosophy"听(DP130100172, AU$135,000), 2013-2015.
2022 Winner of the Annette Baier Essay Prize for "Kant and Stoic Affections" (Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 2021), Australasian Association of Philosophy
2019 Winner of the North American Kant Society Book Prize for听Kant on Reflection and Virtue听(Cambridge University Press, 2018)
2019 Dean's Research Award for Best Monograph for听Kant on Reflection and Virtue听(Cambridge University Press, 2018), 国民彩票 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (now ADA)
2005 Winner of the听Review of Metaphysics听Dissertation Essay Competition for "Science and the Synthetic Method of the听Critique of Pure Reason" (Review of Metaphysics, 2004)听
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