Louise Antony

Louise M. Antony is an American philosopher currently serving as a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her areas of specialization include epistemology and feminist theory. Antony is a proponent of analytic feminist philosophy, arguing that earlier feminist philosophers did not fully recognize the extent to which analytic philosophers had moved away from empiricist and rationalist ideas. She has been a vocal critic of the oppressive environment faced by women within the field of philosophy. To address this, she co-founded the Mentoring Project for Junior Women in Philosophy with Ann Cudd in 2011. In addition, Antony served as the president of the eastern division of the American Philosophical Association during the 2015-2016 academic year. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed papers, book reviews, and essays. Her editorial work includes "Philosophers Without Gods" (2007), "Chomsky and His Critics" (2003), and "A Mind of One's Own: Feminist Essays on Reason and Objectivity" (1993, expanded 2002). She has also published influential essays such as "Natures and Norms" and "Because I Said So: Toward a Feminist Theory of Authority" (with Rebecca Hanrahan). In 2013, she contributed to the New York Times' Opinionator column with an article on "Academia's Fog of Male Anxiety." Antony also participated in a debate with Christian apologist William Lane Craig in 2008 on the topic of morality and the necessity of God.