Kassandra Dugi

I just completed my DPhil (PhD) in Philosophy at the University of Oxford (Jesus College) and, in October 2026, I will take up a position as Career Development Fellow in Classics and Philosophy at Jesus College. 

My research focuses on ancient Graeco-Roman Stoic philosophy. My doctoral thesis explored how the Stoics defend the view that people are morally responsible, even in a deterministic cosmos. My thesis also brings Stoicism into dialogue with classical Indian Buddhist philosophy (specifically the works of the Madhyamaka Śāntideva), in order to explain how we can still meaningfully engage in ethical practice if all our actions are predetermined.

My current postdoctoral research focuses on the role of non-rational animals in Stoic philosophy, a hitherto under-researched aspect of Stoicism. I am also very interested in ancient (especially Stoic) theories of emotion. 

During my time as a DPhil student, I was president of Philiminality Oxford, a student-run platform for cross-cultural and interdisciplinary philosophy, the Graduate Assistant for the Oxford Network for Ancient Philosophy and a member of the Intercultural Philosophy Association Steering Committee.

You can find my CV here.