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Dr Elisabeth Thorson

Philosopher

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Elisabeth is a philosopher at Durham University. Her main field of research is within early modern philosophy, in particular John Locke and the relationship between theology and politics in 17th century Europe.

Elisabeth also works on the revival of classical thought such as Platonism, Epicureanism, and Natural Law Theory in the 17th century.

Elisabeth completed her doctoral thesis From Empiricism to Platonism: Locke's Concept of Reason in the Department of Philosophy, the University of York in 2018. 

Elisabeth was previously associated with the University of York, where she lectured 2018-2020 

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Research News

Talk

"Right Reason and the Power of Platonism in 17th Century Women Philosophers"

The Early Moderns on the Power of Philosophy Workshop

October 14-15, 2022

School of Philosophy

University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

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Talk

"Locke's 'Humble Epistemology' against Political and

Religious Extremism"

The ISIH 2022 Conference:

Histories of Knowledge: Political, Historical and Cultural Epistemologies in Intellectual History

September 12-15, 2022

Ca' Foscari

Venice, Italy

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Publications

Forthcoming

Locke Against Extremism: Christ, Humble Epistemology, and Toleration

in Locke and Religion Volume 5 of Studi Lockiani (2024),

edited by Diego Lucci

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Research Projects

Philo of Alexandria
 

Manuscript work
 

Armchair Philosophy
 

Contact

Durham University
Department of Philosophy 
50 Old Elvet

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"Do not go where the path may lead. Instead, go where there is no path and leave a trail"

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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