Michele Merritt
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Associate Professor of Philosophy
Also affiliated: Durham University (2013); University of South Florida (2007–2010); University of Memphis (2013); Macquarie University (2013)
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Michele Merritt's research explores the intersection of philosophy, cognitive science, and lived experience, with a particular focus on interspecies relationships and adoption. Her work investigates the philosophical implications of human-animal interaction, specifically examining canine cognition and the potential for sympoietic enactivism—a framework viewing organisms and their environments as co-constituting. Merritt also addresses the complexities of adoption, including the rediscovery of latent trauma and the formation of online communities among adoptees. Her publications delve into the concept of reproductive choice through the lens of adoption and abortion, and she has authored work on gratitude and societal expectations. Merritt holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and has an h-index of 7 with 148 citations across 26 publications.
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- h-index: 7
- Publications: 26
- Citations: 151
Selected Publications
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Be Grateful or Be Quiet (2024)
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Rediscovering latent trauma: An adopted adult's perspective (2021)
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Dances with dogs: interspecies play and a case for sympoietic enactivism (2021)
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Kristin Andrews: The animal mind: an introduction to the philosophy of animal cognition (2015)
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Dismantling standard cognitive science: it’s time the dog has its day (2015)
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Making (Non)sense of Gender (2014)
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Thinking-is-moving: dance, agency, and a radically enactive mind (2013)
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Editorial introduction: Socializing the extended mind (2013)
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Instituting impairment: Extended cognition and the construction of Female Sexual Dysfunction (2013)
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