Associate Professor Marguerite La Caze
Associate Professor in Philosophy
+61 7 336 53443
Room E312, Forgan Smith Building (1)
Researcher biography
Associate Professor Marguerite La Caze's research interests include: European philosophy, feminist philosophy, moral psychology, and aesthetics.
Associate Professor La Caze holds a BA (UQ); MA (Melbourne); and PhD (UQ), and is an Australian Research Fellow 2003-2007.
Her current research projects include:
- ethical restoration
- the politics of shame and guilt
- political trust and sincerity in Kant and Amery
- Beauvoir on hate and revenge
| Featured projects | Duration |
|---|---|
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Ethical restoration after oppressive violence: a philosophical account ARC Discovery Project |
2015–2018 |
| Ontologies of Force: Violence, Non-Violence and Resistance (Studies of Indian and Australian historical contexts through philosophy, film, literature.) | 2020–2024 |
Books
La Caze, Marguerite Ethical restoration after communal violence: the grieving and the unrepentant. Lanham, MD, United States: Lexington Books, 2018.
La Caze, Marguerite Wonder and generosity: their role in ethics and politics. New York, NY, United States: State University of New York Press (SUNY), 2013.
Cox, D. F., La Caze, M. M. and Levine, M Integrity and the fragile self. Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2003.
La Caze, Marguerite The analytic imaginary. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University Press, 2002.
Book Chapters
La caze, Marguerite (2020). Hopeless love: Camus and Le Premier Homme. In Matthew Sharpe, Maciej Kałuża and Peter Francev (Ed.), Brill's companion to Camus: Camus among the philosophers (pp. 435-451) Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004419247_022
La Caze, Marguerite (2019). Judging in times of crisis: wonder, admiration, and emulation. In Alfred Archer and André Grahle (Ed.), The moral psychology of admiration (pp. 129-148) London, United Kingdom: Rowman and Littlefield International.
La Caze, Marguerite (2017). Pretending peace: provisional political trust and sincerity in Kant and Améry. In Sorin Baiasu and Sylvie Loriaux (Ed.), Sincerity in politics and international relations (pp. 156-172) Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203762257
La Caze, Marguerite (2017). Emotional Enlightenment: Kant on love and the beautiful. In Geoff Boucher (Ed.), Rethinking the Enlightenment: Between History, Philosophy, and Politics 1st ed. (pp. 199-219) Lanham MD, United States: Lexington Books.
La Caze, Marguerite (2015). The time of possible and impossible reciprocity: love and hate in Simone de Beauvoir. In Diane Enns and Antonio Calcagno (Ed.), Thinking about love: essays in contemporary continental philosophy (pp. 186-200) University Park, United States: Pennsylvania State University Press.
La Caze, Marguerite (2014). Promising and forgiveness. In Patrick Hayden (Ed.), Hannah Arendt: key concepts (pp. 209-221) Durham, United Kingdom: Acumen Publishing.
Cox, Damian, La Caze, Marguerite and Levine, Michael (2014). Integrity. In Stan van Hooft, Nafsika Athanassoulis, Jason Kawall, Justin Oakley, Nicole Saunders and Liezl Van Zyl (Ed.), The Handbook of Virtue Ethics (pp. 200-209) Durham, United Kingdom: Acumen Publishing.
La Caze, Marguerite (2013). Hope and affirmation: an ethics of reciprocity. In Steven Churchill and Jack Reynolds (Ed.), Jean-Paul Sartre: key concepts (pp. 206-212) Durham, United Kingdom: Acumen Publishing.
La Caze, Marguerite (2011). Existentialism, Feminism and sexuality. In Felicity Joseph, Jack Reynolds and Ashley Woodward (Ed.), The Continuum companion to existentialism (pp. 155-174) London, United Kingdom: Continuum.
La Caze, Marguerite (2011). The miraculous power of forgiveness and the promise. In Anna Yeatman, Phillip Hansen, Magdalena Zolkos and Charles Barbour (Ed.), Action and appearance: Ethics and the politics of writing in Hannah Arendt (pp. 150-165) London, United Kingdom: Continuum.
La Caze, Marguerite (2011). A taste for fashion. In Jessica Wolfendale and Jeanette Kennett (Ed.), Fashion : Philosophy for everyone : Thinking with style (pp. 199-214) Malden, MA, United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
La Caze, Marguerite (2010). Feminist philosophy. In Graham Oppy and Nick Trakakis (Ed.), A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand (pp. 184-188) Clayton, VIC, Australia: Monash University Publishing.
La Caze, Marguerite (2010). The Judgment of the Statesperson. In Andrew Schaap, Danielle Celermajer and Vrasidas Karalis (Ed.), Power, judgment and political evil : In conversation with Hannah Arendt (pp. 71-87) Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing.
La Caze, M M (2006). Should Radical Evil be Forgiven?. In T Mason (Ed.), Forensic Psychiatry: Influences of evil 1 ed. (pp. 273-293) Totowa: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-006-5_14
La Caze, M M (2006). Spitting the Difference: Between Young and Fraser on indentity politics'. In L Burns (Ed.), Feminist Alliances 1 ed. (pp. 151-163) New York: Rodopi.
La Caze, M. M. (2004). If You Say So: Feminist Philosophy and Antiracism. In M. P. Levine and T. Pataki (Ed.), Racism in Mind (pp. 261-298) New York: Cornell University.
La Caze, M. (2000). Sublimation, Love, and Creativity. In Michael Levine (Ed.), The Analytic Freud: Philosophy and Psychoanalysis (pp. 261-276) London: Routledge.
La Caze, M. (2000). Analytic Imaginary. In Max Deutscher (Ed.), Michèle Le Doeuff: Operative Philosophy and Imaginary Practice (pp. 61-80) Humanities Books: Amherst.
Journal Articles
La Caze, Marguerite (2019) 'I've Never Met A Me': identity and philosophy in D'Ailleurs, Derrida. Derrida Today, 12 2: 152-170. doi:10.3366/drt.2019.0207
La Caze, Marguerite (2018) Teaching and learning guide for Iris Marion's Young's legacy for feminist theory. Philosophy Compass, 13 6: . doi:10.1111/phc3.12500
La Caze, Marguerite (2017) It’s easier to lie if you believe it yourself: Derrida, Arendt, and the modern lie. Law, Culture and the Humanities, 13 2: 193-210. doi:10.1177/1743872113485032
La Caze, Marguerite (2016) The language of violence: chiastic encounters. Sophia, 55 1: 115-127. doi:10.1007/s11841-016-0519-z
La Caze, Marguerite (2015) Hannah Arendt and self-forgiveness: in search of a magic spell. Parrhesia: A Journal of Critical Philosophy, 24 38-63.
La Caze, Marguerite (2014) Iris Marion Young's legacy for feminist theory. Philosophy Compass, 9 7: 431-440. doi:10.1111/phc3.12142
La Caze, Marguerite (2013) At first blush: the politics of guilt and shame. Parrhesia: A Journal of Critical Philosophy, 18 85-99.
La Caze, Marguerite (2013) The mute foundation of aesthetic experience?. Culture, Theory and Critique, 54 2: 209-224. doi:10.1080/14735784.2013.782678
La Caze, Marguerite (2012) Moss, fungus, cauliflower: Sartre's critique of "human nature". Symposium: Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy, 16 1: 30-51.
La Caze, Marguerite (2011) Dancing with Iris: the philosophy of Iris Marion Young. Social Theory and Practice, 37 4: 697-704. doi:10.5840/soctheorpract201137439
La Caze, Marguerite (2011) Terrorism and trauma: Negotiating Derridean 'autoimmunity'. Philosophy and Social Criticism, 37 5: 605-620. doi:10.1177/0191453711399253
La Caze, Marguerite and Lloyd, Henry Martyn (2011) Editors' introduction: Philosophy and affective turn. Parrhesia, 13 1-13.
La Caze, Marguerite (2009) Hipparchia's Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, etc. 2nd Ed. By MICHÈLE LE DŒUFF. Translated by TRISTA SELOUS. Hypatia, 24 1: 191-195. doi:10.1111/j.1527-2001.2009.00013_4.x
La Caze, Marguerite (2009) Derrida: opposing death penalties. Derrida Today, 2 2: 186-199.
La Caze, Marguerite (2009) Max Deutscher's genre of philosophy. Crossroads: an interdisciplinary journal for the study of history, philosophy, religion and classics, IV I: 71-78.
La Caze, Marguerite (2009) Close encounter: Max Deutscher on genre, the subject and judgement. Crossroads: an interdisciplinary journal for the study of history, philosophy, religion and classics, 4 1: 43-44.
La Caze, Marguerite M. (2008) Seeing Oneself through the Eyes of the Other: Asymmetrical Reciprocity and Self-respect. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, 23 3: 118-135.
La Caze, Marguerite M. (2008) Review of Rauna Kuokkanen, 'Reshaping the University: Responsibility, Indigenous Epistemes, and the Logic of the Gift'. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 37 181-183.
La Caze, Marguerite M. (2008) Michèle Le Dœuff, Feminist Epistemology, and the Unthought. Hecate: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Women's Liberation, 34 2: 62-79.
La Caze, Marguerite (2007) Burdened virtues: Virtue ethics for liberatory struggles. Mind, 116 463: 781-785. doi:10.1093/mind/fzm781
La Caze, M. (2007) On orientation in thought: Hannah Arendt and Michele Le Doeuff. International Studies in Philosophy, 39 4: 77-102.
La Caze, Marguerite (2007) At the intersection: Kant, Derrida and the relation between ethics and politics. Political Theory, 35 6: 781-805. doi:10.1177/0090591707307324
La Caze, Marguerite (2007) Sartre integrating ethics and politics: The case of terrorism. Parrhesia: A Journal of Critical Philosophy, 3: 43-54.
La Caze, M. M. (2006) The asymmetry between apology and forgiveness. Contemporary Political Theory, 5 1: 447-468.
La Caze, Marguerite (2005) Love, that indispensable supplement: Irigaray and Kant on love and respect. Hypatia, 20 3: 92-114. doi:10.1111/j.1527-2001.2005.tb00488.x
La Caze, M. M. (2005) Freedom and the scandal of death. Simone de Beauvoir Studies, 21 1: 142-154.
La Caze, M. M. (2004) Not just visitors: Cosmopolitanism, hospitality, and refugees. Philosophy Today, 48 3: 313-324.
La Caze, Marguerite (2003) Michèle Le Dœuff and the work of philosophy. Australian Journal of French Studies, 40 3: 244-256. doi:10.3828/ajfs.40.3.244
La Caze, M. M. (2003) The violence of the spectacle: Alejandro AmenTesis. Kinoeye: Film in the New Europe, 3 5: .
La Caze, M. M. (2003) Review of How Simone de Beauvoir died in Australia: Stories and essays by Sylvia Lawson. Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, 17 2: 223-224.
La Caze, M. (2003) Michele Le Doeuff and the work of philosophy. Australian Journal of French Studies, 40 3: 244-256.
La Caze, Marguerite M. (2002) The Encounter between wonder and generosity. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, 17 3: 1-19.
La Caze, M. M. (2002) Revaluing envy and resentment. Philosophical Explorations, 5 2: 155-158. doi:10.1080/10002002058538729
La Caze, M. M. (2002) The mourning of loss in The Sixth Sense. Post Script: Essays in Film and the Humanities, 21 3: 111-121.
La Caze, Marguerite (2001) Envy and Resentment. Philosophical Explorations: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Mind and Action, 4 1: 31-45. doi:10.1080/13869790108523341
Cox, Damian, Levine, M. P. and La Caze, M. (1999) Should We Strive for Integrity?. The Journal of Value Inquiry, 33 4: 519-530. doi:10.1023/A:1004614232579
La Caze, Marguerite M. (1999) Review of Margaret Simon's 'Simone de Beauvoir and the second sex: Feminism, race and the origins of Existentialism', New York, Rowman and Littlefield, 1999. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, 14 4: 175-182.
La Caze, Marguerite (1999) Beauvoir and The Second Sex: Feminism, Race, and the Origins of Existentialism. By Margaret A. Simons. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999. (Review). Hypatia, 14 4: 175-182. doi:10.1353/hyp.2005.0025
La Caze, M. (1994) Simone de Beauvoir and Female Bodies. Australian Feminist Studies, 20: 91-105.
Thesis
La Caze, Marguerite (1996). The analytic imaginary PhD Thesis, School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics, The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2014.544
Reference Entries
La Caze, Marguerite (2011) The look in Felicity Jseph, Jack Reynolds and Ashley Wooodward (eds.) The Continuum Companion to Existentialism. London, New York: Continuum
La Caze, Marguerite (2011) Simone de Beauvoir in Felicity Joseph, Jack Reynolds and Ashley Woodward (eds.) The Continuum Companion to Existentialism. London, U.K.: Continuum
Cox, Damian, Levine, Michael and La Caze, Marguerite (2001) Integrity in Edward N. Zalta (eds.) Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy. Stanford, CA, United States: Stanford University