Patrick Frierson

Patrick Frierson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Whitman College and maintains a part-time position in the doctoral program in Montessori Studies at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. His research spans Maria Montessori's philosophy (including virtue epistemology and moral philosophy), Kantian ethics, and Mexican philosophy, with recent work on Sor Juana de la Cruz. He teaches courses in Environmental Ethics and Mexican Philosophy.

Frierson's research interests focus on pedagogical naturalism, virtue epistemology, and historical philosophical methodologies. His publications analyze Kantian responsibility frameworks, Montessori's educational metaphysics, and character development in moral psychology.