PhD Student
PhD Candidate (ABD)
cfullar [at] emory [dot] edu
Education
MA Philosophy, Ryerson University, 2013
BAH Contemporary Studies & History, University of King’s College, 2010
AOS
Ethics (esp. Virtue Ethics & Bioethics), Phenomenology (esp. Merleau-Ponty)
AOCs
Ancient Philosophy (esp. Aristotle), Philosophy of Emotions.
Other Research Interests
Pedagogy, Philosophy of Science.
Teaching Experience
Instructor of Record
- PHIL 115: Introduction to Ethics, Emory University, Department of Philosophy (Fall 2019)
- PHIL 126: Mind, Brain, Self, Evolution,
Emory University, Department of Philosophy (Spring 2018) - PHIL 116: Introduction to Bioethics
Emory University, Department of Philosophy (Fall 2017)
Co-Teacher (Occasional Lecturer & Grader)
- PHIL 200: Ancient & Medieval Philosophy
Emory University, Department of Philosophy
(Spring 2016)
Teaching Assistant (Occasional Lecturer & Grader):
- PHIL 116: Introduction to Bioethics
Emory University, Department of Philosophy
(Fall 2016)
Graduate Assistant (Tutorial Leader & Grader):
- GRAD 700: Progress – An Interdisciplinary Reflection, Emory University, CFDE (Spring 2019)
- ACS 100: Ideas that Shape the World
Ryerson University, Department of Arts & Contemporary Studies
(Fall 2013 & Fall 2014) - PHL 366: Existentialism in Art and Culture
Ryerson University, Department of Philosophy
(Fall 2011) - SSH 105: Critical Thinking I
Ryerson University, Department of Philosophy
(Winter 2011)
Graduate Assistant (Grader):
- PHL 333: Philosophy of Human Nature
Ryerson University, Department of Philosophy
(Fall 2010) - PHL 606: Philosophy of Love and Sex
Ryerson University, Department of Philosophy
(Winter 2013, Winter 2014 & Winter 2015) - PHL 504: Philosophy of Art
Ryerson University, Department of Philosophy
(Winter 2012)
Publications
Scholarly Review Essays & Book Reviews
- Fullarton, Catherine. Rev. of Plant-Thinking: A Philosophy of Vegetal Life, by Michael Marder. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review 53:2 (June 2014): 377-378.
- Fullarton, Catherine. Rev. of The Ethics of Species: An Introduction, by Ronald L. Sandler. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review 52:4 (December 2013): 822-824..
- Fullarton, Catherine. Rev. of Understanding Criminal Justice: A Critical Introduction, by Azrini Wahidin and Nicola Carr. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review. 21 March 2014.
Translation Work
- Trans. of Antonia Lamarra, “The Genetic Context and Initial Reception of Leibniz’s Monadologie. Leibniz, Wolff and the Doctrine of Pre-Established Harmony.” Forthcoming in Leibniz Studies Vol. 28 (2019).
- Trans. of Claudia Baracchi, Friendship (in progress for Indiana University Press).
Conference Presentations & Workshops
Conference Presentations
- “Empathy, Perspective, Parallax,” International Merleau-Ponty Circle, Fordham University, New York, USA (September 2019).
- “Living with Ghosts: Being Haunted as a Structure of Experience,” International Association for the Philosophy of Death and Dying, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (August 2018).
- “Co-Perception and Shared Worlds in Aristotelian Virtue Friendships,” Collegium Phaenomenologicum Participants’ Conference, Citta di Castello, Italy (July 2018).
- “Emotional Work-in-Progress: Empathy as a (Self-)Hermeneutic.” Canadian Hermeneutic Institute, Toronto, Canada (June 2016).
- “Merleau-Ponty on Emotional Healing as Taking Time.” Concordia-Ryerson Joint Graduate Workshop on Intimacy, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada (December 2013).
- “Pain as an Intersubjective Experience.” Canadian Hermeneutic Institute, York University, Toronto, Canada (June 2013).
- “Nature as Absolute Other: The Experience of the Sublime and Radical Alterity.” Concordia Ryerson Joint Graduate Workshop on Merleau-Ponty, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada (December 2012).
- “On the Possibility of Animal Suicide.” Concordia-Ryerson Joint Graduate Workshop on Animality, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada (April 2011).
Service & Departmental Talks
- Public Talk, “Grief as a Transformative Experience,” Death Cafe hosted by University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Department of Philosophy, 2019
- Paper, “Living with Ghosts,” Philosophy Forum at Emory, 2017
- Panelist, “The Ethics of CRISP-R,” Emory Biotech Club event
- Paper, “Towards an Empathy of Asking,” Philosophy Forum at Emory, 2016.
- Respondent to David Wood’s “The Unthinkable and the Im-possible,” Emory Philosophy Forum’s Speaker Series, 2016.
- Guest Lecture, “Health Within Illness,” PHIL 129 – Introduction to the Philosophy of Health and Medicine, Emory University, 2016.
- President, Philosophy Forum, Emory University, 2016-2017.
- Committee Member, Philosophy Forum Conference Planning Committee, 2016-2017.
- Referee, Dialogue: Canadian Philosophic Review, 2014.
- Referee, 24th Annual Bioethics Society Conference, 2013.
- Treasurer, Philosophy Graduate Student Association, Ryerson University, 2010-2012.
- Treasurer, Dalhousie History Society, Dalhousie University, 2008-2009.
Awards
- Laney Graduate School Fellowship, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, 2015-2020
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), 2015-2019 (renewable for 4 years)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2012
- Ryerson Graduate Award, Ryerson University, 2010 & 2011
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canadian Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), 2010
- Dalhousie French Department Award for Academic Excellence, 2009
- King’s University Scholarship, 2007, 2008 & 2009
- George David Harris Memorial Scholarship, 2006
Languages
French – fluent
Italian – reading comprehension
Spanish – reading comprehension
Attic Greek – beginner