Frances Gray (philosopher)

Frances Marie Gray
Education
EducationMonash University (Honours Degree in Arts), Australian National University (PhD in Philosophy and Women's Studies, 1996)
ThesisEssentialism and feminist theologies : some philosophical reflections (1996)
Doctoral advisorPenelope Deutscher
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Queensland; University of New England (Australia)
Main interestsanalytical psychology, feminist philosophy, early modern philosophy

Frances Marie Gray is an Australian feminist philosopher, yoga practitioner, artist and gardener whose work connects analytical psychology, feminist philosophy, and early modern thought. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Queensland and a former lecturer at the University of New England (Australia). She has also taught at the Australian National University, University of Canberra and Monash University.[1] Gray is known for her interpretations of Carl Jung and René Descartes, exploring how embodiment and subjectivity intersect in modern philosophy.[2][3]

Books

  • Jung, Irigaray, Individuation: Analytical Psychology and the Question of the Feminine. Routledge, 2007.[4][5]
  • Cartesian Philosophy and the Flesh: Reflections on Incarnation in Analytical Psychology. Routledge, 2012.[6]
  • Jung and Levinas: An Ethics of Mediation. Routledge, 2016.[7]
  • Feminist Views from Somewhere: Post-Jungian themes in feminist theory, edited By Leslie Gardner and Frances Gray, Routledge, 2017.

References

  1. ^ "Dr Frances Gray". JungPoland.org.
  2. ^ "University of Queensland – Dr Frances Gray profile". researchers.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ^ "University of New England staff archive – Frances Gray". une.edu.au. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Review of Jung, Irigaray, Individuation". Feminism & Psychology. 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  5. ^ Reid, Yvonne Lynton (2008). "Jung, Irigaray, Individuation: Philosophy, Analytical Psychology and the Question of the Feminine by Gray, Frances". Journal of Analytical Psychology. 53 (5): 719–722. doi:10.1111/j.1468-5922.2008.00762_3.x. ISSN 1468-5922.
  6. ^ "Review of Cartesian Philosophy and the Flesh". The Journal of Analytical Psychology. 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Review of Jung and Levinas: An Ethics of Mediation". The European Legacy. 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2025.