Shannon Dea is a Canadian philosopher specializing in the history of early modern philosophy, feminist philosophy, and philosophy of education. She is known for her scholarship on Spinoza and for her work examining gender equity and the conditions of women's participation in academic philosophy. She has held positions at the University of Waterloo and has been an advocate for equity in philosophical institutions.
Authored scholarship on Spinoza's metaphysics and early modern rationalism
Contributed to feminist historiography of philosophy, examining structural barriers to women's participation
Wrote 'Beyond the Binary: Thinking about Sex and Gender' (2016), a philosophical introduction to gender theory
Engaged publicly in debates on academic freedom, equity, and the conditions of philosophical inquiry
Promoted reform of the philosophical canon to include marginalized voices