Antonia Alksnis

Antonia is a PhD candidate focused on early modern political thought. She's particularly interested in eighteenth-century thinking about inequality, political economy, habit formation, and the passions—especially self-esteem and arrogance. Her research also examines the political-theoretic use of engraved illustrations. She's currently working on her dissertation, Rousseau's Empire of Habit.

Before coming to Berkeley, she received a B.A. from University of Toronto, with maximum financial aid.