{"id":12875,"date":"2026-05-22T11:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/?p=12875"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:36:58","slug":"congratulations-to-theo-dunn-on-a-successful-thesis-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/2026\/congratulations-to-theo-dunn-on-a-successful-thesis-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Theo Dunn on a successful thesis defence!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Congratulations to Theo Dunn on a successful thesis defence!\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Theo Dunn on the successful defense of his Master\u2019s thesis titled, <em>A Feminist Relational Approach to Understanding the Ethics of AI Girlfriends<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/05\/IMG_9570-1024x1365.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12876\" style=\"width:320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/05\/IMG_9570-1024x1365.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/05\/IMG_9570-512x683.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/05\/IMG_9570-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/05\/IMG_9570-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/05\/IMG_9570-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/2026\/05\/IMG_9570-rotated.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Theo\u2019s research examines the ethical implications of AI girlfriend technologies through the lens of feminist relational theory, challenging mainstream individualist approaches that focus primarily on autonomy and personal choice. The thesis argues that human-AI relationships cannot be separated from broader social and political structures, including patriarchy and systems of oppression, and explores how these technologies may shape both personal relationships and public life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, Theo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Theo Dunn on the successful defense of his Master\u2019s thesis titled, A Feminist Relational Approach to Understanding the Ethics of AI Girlfriends. Theo\u2019s research examines the ethical implications of AI girlfriend technologies through the lens of feminist relational theory, challenging mainstream individualist approaches that focus primarily on autonomy and personal choice. 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