Catherine Peters

I am a tenured associate professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. I specialize in medieval philosophy, particularly Thomas Aquinas and Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā), philosophical anthropology, normative ethics, and the philosophy of disability.

My work brings medieval thought into conversation with contemporary questions concerning human nature, personhood, ability, and human flourishing. I am currently developing a systematic Thomistic philosophy of disability.

My scholarship has appeared in The Thomist, New Blackfriars, The Journal of Islamic Philosophy, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, the European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas, Lex Naturalis, and Jesuit Higher Education, as well as several edited volumes.

In my teaching and public talks, I invite people to read difficult texts closely and consider what they can contribute to present questions. I teach courses in medieval philosophy, ethics, and the philosophy of disability, and I welcome conversations with students, scholars, and wider audiences about human nature and the good life.