Rebecca Bamford
Rebecca Bamford received a B.A. in Combined Studies in Arts (German, Philosophy, Russian Studies), an M.A. in Philosophy, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Durham University in England. Her doctoral degree was awarded for a dissertation in 19th century German philosophy, which focused on problems of metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Dr. Bamford is an award-winning, internationally-recognized scholar. Her doctoral work received one of 8 prestigious Bursary prizes awarded for research in any area of philosophy by the Royal Institute of Philosophy. She won two postdoctoral research fellowships: an Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Philosophy at Rhodes University (Republic of South Africa), and a Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry Postdoctoral Fellowship at Emory University, which brought her to the United States. Most recently, she won Quinnipiac University's Outstanding Faculty Scholar Award in 2016. |
Dr. Bamford's research focuses on how the history of philosophy remains directly relevant to solving contemporary problems in health and medicine, and in society. She is the author of numerous articles, including:
She is the author of several books, including Nietzsche's Free Spirit Philosophy (Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015), and of Nietzsche's Dawn (forthcoming, Oxford: Wiley Blackwell). Dr. Bamford is regularly invited to speak at national and international research conferences and workshops, including at the University of Cape Town (2016), Binghamton University (2016), the University of Scranton (2015), Rice University (2014) and the University of Guelph (2013).
Dr. Bamford is an Executive Committee member of the international Friedrich Nietzsche Society.
- “Just how cognitive is emotion? The continuing importance of the philosophy of emotion in enhancement ethics,” American Journal of Bioethics-Neuroscience 4.1 (2013).
- “Getting even more specific about physicians’ obligations: justice, responsibility, and professionalism,” American Journal of Bioethics 14.9 (2014).
- “The liberatory limits of Nietzsche’s colonial imagination in Dawn §206,” In Barry Stocker and Manuel Knoll (eds.), Nietzsche as Political Philosopher (Berlin and New York: de Gruyter, 2014).
- “Mood and aphorism in Nietzsche’s campaign against morality.” Pli: The Warwick Journal of Philosophy 25 (2014).
- “Unrequited: Neurochemical enhancement of love,” Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 24.3 (2015)
- “‘Moraline-Acid-Free’ Virtue: The Case of Free Death,” Journal of Value Inquiry (2015)
- "The Ethos of Inquiry: Nietzsche on Experience, Naturalism, and Experimentalism." Journal of Nietzsche Studies 47.1 (2016).
She is the author of several books, including Nietzsche's Free Spirit Philosophy (Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015), and of Nietzsche's Dawn (forthcoming, Oxford: Wiley Blackwell). Dr. Bamford is regularly invited to speak at national and international research conferences and workshops, including at the University of Cape Town (2016), Binghamton University (2016), the University of Scranton (2015), Rice University (2014) and the University of Guelph (2013).
Dr. Bamford is an Executive Committee member of the international Friedrich Nietzsche Society.
Teaching Interests
Professor Bamford's teaching interests focus on the history of modern European philosophy, ethics, bioethics, philosophy of mind and science, philosophy of technology, and comparative philosophy. Her teaching philosophy centers on doing philosophy with students in every class, rather than expecting students simply to memorize what has been said in the past. She also emphasizes how allegedly 'abstract' theories from the history of ideas in fact shape our lives today, and can help us to solve current social, political, and ethical problems. She has supervised student senior theses on modern European philosophy and on the philosophy of entrepreneurship, and has directed independent study projects on ubuntu in contemporary ethics and politics, and on Nietzsche. She welcomes the opportunity to help students pursue research experiences.
Professor Bamford's teaching interests focus on the history of modern European philosophy, ethics, bioethics, philosophy of mind and science, philosophy of technology, and comparative philosophy. Her teaching philosophy centers on doing philosophy with students in every class, rather than expecting students simply to memorize what has been said in the past. She also emphasizes how allegedly 'abstract' theories from the history of ideas in fact shape our lives today, and can help us to solve current social, political, and ethical problems. She has supervised student senior theses on modern European philosophy and on the philosophy of entrepreneurship, and has directed independent study projects on ubuntu in contemporary ethics and politics, and on Nietzsche. She welcomes the opportunity to help students pursue research experiences.