Clara Cox

Born and raised in South Carolina, I am of Catalan heritage and earned my B.A. in Philosophy from DePaul University in Chicago. My primary philosophical interests are in the history of philosophy from Kant through 19th and 20th Century Continental Philosophy, with an emphasis on ethics and the philosophy of religion. I’ve done extensive work on figures who address questions of morality, such as Nietzsche, Kant, and Bergson. I am particularly interested in studying and researching the historical contexts of our established ethical customs and how this history determines contemporary codes of conduct. Further, I am intrigued by the way religion fundamentally shapes our ethical systems and the implications of such influence. 

Selected Publications

• “[Title Occupied]” The Olive Tree Collection, edited by Ian McGuckin, Grand Valley State University, 2024, p. 39.
  
  

Recent Presentations

• Eating as an Ontological Ethics: A Levinasian Perspective on Food,” Honors Research Conference, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, May 30, 2025.
• “Freedom and Contradiction: Adorno on Kant’s Moral Philosophy,” Doctoral & Undergraduate Opportunities for Scholarships (DUOS) Annual Presentations, DePaul University: Department of Philosophy, May 23, 2025.
• “Ground and Personality in F.W.J. Schelling’s Philosophical Investigations,” Doctoral & Undergraduate Opportunities for Scholarships (DUOS) Annual Presentations, DePaul University: Department of Philosophy, May 17, 2024.
• “[Title Occupied],” Artists Against Oppression, Columbia College Chicago: The Center Galleries, April 5, 2024 to March 10, 2025.