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Sharon A. Lloyd serves as Professor of Philosophy, Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California with a joint appointment spanning the Gould School of Law and the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. She co-directs the USC Center for Law and Philosophy and maintains editorial roles as co-editor of Pacific Philosophical Quarterly and editorial associate of Law and Philosophy, demonstrating significant institutional engagement across disciplinary boundaries.
Her academic foundation includes undergraduate studies at UCLA and a PhD in Philosophy from Harvard University, establishing the rigorous theoretical framework underpinning her scholarly contributions.
Lloyd's research centers on Thomas Hobbes' political theory, extending to contemporary moral and social issues, historical political philosophy, animal rights, and liberal feminist philosophy. Her seminal work Ideals and Interests in Hobbes’s Leviathan (1992) and forthcoming Cases in the Law of Nature: The Moral Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes reflect deep engagement with ethical frameworks. She teaches historical and contemporary political philosophy, moral philosophy, and philosophy of law, connecting classical theory to modern jurisprudence through structured pedagogical approaches.
As co-director of the USC Center for Law and Philosophy, she cultivates interdisciplinary collaboration between legal scholars and philosophers, developing research initiatives that examine the philosophical underpinnings of legal systems and contemporary justice challenges through regular workshops and publication series.
