Burrow, Sylvia - Philosophy

Submitted by halifax on Mon, 2010/08/09 - 5:57pm
Personal Information
First Name: 
Sylvia
Last Name: 
Burrow
University Affiliation: 
University of Cape Breton
Phone: 
(902) 563-1187
Email Address: 
sylvia_burrow@cbu.ca
Area of Research
Discipline: 
Philosophy
Specific Area of Research: 
Dr. Burrow's research connects emotions and attitudes (particularly self-trust and self-confidence) to the moral concept of autonomy. Her recent research argues that pressures to use technological interventions during labour and childbirth compromise women's autonomy through undermining self-trust and self-confidence.
Academics
PHD University: 
University of Western Ontario
Major Publications: 
ecent publications include: "Bodily Limits to Autonomy: Emotion, Attitude, and Self-Defence." In Embodiment and Agency (Letitia Meynell, Susan Campbell, and Susan Sherwin, eds. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009) and "The Political Interpretation of Emotion: From Dismissal to Dialogue" (Hypatia no. 4, v.20, Fall 2005: 27-43).