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Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Religion (2023)
Book Chapter
Head, J. (2023). Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Religion. In The Schopenhauerian Mind. (1). Routledge

This chapter provides an overview of Schopenhauer’s philosophy of religion, highlighting its rather ambiguous treatment in scattered remarks throughout his corpus. The discussion begins by considering Schopenhauer’s account of the source of religion... Read More about Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Religion.

Anne Conway on Omnipresence (2023)
Journal Article
Head, J. (2023). Anne Conway on Omnipresence. Philosophica - International Journal for the History of Philosophy, 31(1), 3-20. https://doi.org/10.5840/philosophica20244159

This paper offers a discussion of Conway’s account of omnipresence, as found in her only published work, Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy (1690). It is argued that Conway proposes a radical approach to understanding the nature of... Read More about Anne Conway on Omnipresence.

Conway's World Soul and Monism (2023)
Book Chapter
Head, J. (in press). Conway's World Soul and Monism. In New Voices on Women in the History of Philosophy

This paper considers the place of the ‘Middle Nature’ in Anne Conway’s philosophy, as a kind of ‘World Soul’-type figure that is both intimately present in all things in nature and acts as a mediator between God and creation. It is argued that consid... Read More about Conway's World Soul and Monism.