Claudia Dumitru

Claudia Dumitru is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Yale University's Department of Philosophy. She holds a PhD from Princeton University's Department of Philosophy (2023). Her research focuses on the History of Modern Philosophy, Political Philosophy, and the History and Philosophy of Science with specializations in 17th/18th Century Thought, Ancient Greek Philosophy, and the intersection of scientific and political thought.

Her work examines foundational questions in early modern science and philosophy, including analyses of Francis Bacon's contributions to natural philosophy and the evolution of experimental methods in figures like Boyle and Hooke. She explores how Aristotelian traditions influenced early scientific debates about phenomena like sound and motion.

Dr. Dumitru has published in journals such as Journal of Early Modern Studies and Societate Şi Politică, contributing to discussions on crucial experiments and the philosophical foundations of scientific inquiry.