Amy Shuffelton

Amy Shuffelton is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. From 2012-2022, she was a professor in Loyola's School of Education. Her academic interests include family-school relations, with a particular focus on the unpaid contributions of parents to the functionality of public school systems. Her 2023 book, Collaboration, explores the bright side of working together on shared projects, as well as collaboration's darker implications as a term that can indicate betrayal and exploitation. She is the Editor in Chief of Studies in Philosophy of Education, an international journal in the field of philosophy of education, and from 2018-2023 she served as Executive Director of the Philosophy of Education Society. Her present research interests include historical and contemporary explorations of the meaning and limitations of the human as an educable subject.