Dr. Melanie Coughlin
Ph.D (McGill University)
- Email: mcoughlin13@mun.ca
Areas of Specialization:
- East Asian Philosophy and Religions, especially the Kyoto School and Japanese Buddhism
- German Philosophy
- Social Philosophy, especially Critical Disability and Feminist Theory
Bio: Melanie Coughlin is Jointly Appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Department of Philosophy, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ in Canada. She has published in the Journal of Nietzsche Studies, Philosophy East & West, and Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses.
She is part of an international collaborative translation project bringing the philosophy of Keta Masako (the first woman member of the Kyoto School) into English-language scholarship. She is also writing a book-length manuscript on Nishitani Keiji's critique of anthropocentrism.