Hope Sample

Hope Sample is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Carleton College, joining in 2022. She holds an AS from McHenry County College, a BA from Illinois State University, an MA from Northern Illinois University, and a PhD from The Ohio State University.

Her research focuses on 17th- and 18th-century European philosophy, including figures like Anne Conway and Immanuel Kant, with themes of time, freedom, and moral responsibility. She also collaborates on comparative philosophy projects, such as analyzing moral equality through the works of Anne Conway and neo-Confucian feminist philosopher Im Yunjidang. Additional research interests include feminist methodology in the history of philosophy, metaphysical foundations of ethics, normative ethics, and environmental ethics.

No academic awards are explicitly mentioned. Her advising and teaching include independent studies and senior thesis supervision. She has no listed grants or lab affiliations, though her courses reflect her interdisciplinary engagement.