Patricia Marechal

Patricia Marechal is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of California, San Diego. She holds a PhD from Harvard University (2018) and specializes in Classical Greek philosophy, focusing on ancient theories of the soul, ethics, moral psychology, and epistemology in Plato and Aristotle. Her work examines connections between affective states and intellectual capacities, human motivation, and the social dimensions of moral psychology. She also explores philosophical conceptions of non-human animals in antiquity and Greco-Roman medicine, particularly Galen's teleological and methodological contributions.

Education:

• PhD in Philosophy, Harvard University, 2018

Research Interests: Marechal's research bridges ancient ethical theory with contemporary philosophical debates. She investigates how ancient thinkers conceptualized the soul's role in moral development, analyzing Aristotle's virtue ethics, Plato's moral psychology, and Galen's integration of medical and philosophical ideas. Her work on non-human animals challenges modern anthropocentric assumptions by recovering ancient ethical frameworks. Recent projects emphasize the interplay between emotion, reason, and sociality in shaping moral agency.

Key Projects: She co-leads The Open Plato Project and co-organized the 18th West Coast Plato Workshop, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on classical texts. Her scholarship highlights the relevance of ancient thought to contemporary issues like bioethics and environmental philosophy.

Advising & Grants: No advisees or grants explicitly listed in available texts.