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Sophia M. Connell is an Associate Professor (Reader) in Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, and Undergraduate Lead for the School of Historical Studies. Previously, she taught at the University of Cambridge for 15 years, holding roles such as Fellow and Arts Admissions Tutor at Selwyn College. She earned her MPhil (1994) and PhD (1997) in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on Ancient Greek Philosophy, particularly Aristotle’s biology and ethics, animal cognition, and the historical marginalization of women in philosophy and science.
Key contributions include her book Aristotle on Female Animals (2016) and editing The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle's Biology (2021). She explores connections between Aristotle’s biological and ethical thought, emphasizing human sociality and responsibilities toward non-human animals. Her work on women in early analytic philosophy highlights figures like Mary Midgley and Alice Ambrose, challenging historical exclusionary narratives.
Connell serves as Associate Editor for British Journal for the History of Philosophy, and sits on advisory boards for projects on Aristotle and animals in Islamic philosophy. She received the Pilkington Prize (2016) for teaching excellence. Her teaching spans courses on ancient philosophy, ethics, and women in philosophy, with modules like Philosophy as the Art of Living: Ancient Views and Women in Philosophy.
Current doctoral supervision includes research on epistemic oppression, racial minorities and obscene art, and Mary Midgley’s neo-Aristotelian naturalism. She is affiliated with the London Centre for Ancient Philosophy and actively engages in global philosophy dialogues, including discussions on women’s medical knowledge in antiquity.
