Mentor Areas
I work on Greek and Roman philosophy, with focus on the ancient ethical tradition. My monograph ANCIENT ETHICS (Routledge 2008) is a systematic treatment of Plato’s, Aristotle’s, Epicurean, and Stoic ethics, designed to serve the interests both of students of ancient philosophy and of specialists in contemporary ethics who seek to understand the differences between Ancient and modern ethical philosophy. I have published a translation and commentary on Plato's LAWS, Books 1-2, in the Clarendon Plato Series of Oxford University Press, and I am at work on the next volume, which will cover Books 3, 4, and 5. I also have active projects on Stoic and Aristotelian moral psychology.
Description:
I have active research projects on Plato's later political philosophy, and on Aristotle's ethics.
A research assistant's tasks might include bibliographical research (tracking down relevant published works), analysis (reading and summarizing published works), reading and commenting on draft manuscripts, managing correspondence between copyeditor, editor, and authors of multi-authored works, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
Some background in philosophy would be desirable. Reading knowledge of any one of the following would be an asset, but not necessary: German, Ancient Greek, Serbo-Croatian. A good sense of English style (for giving feedback on drafts) would also be desirable.
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Project Academic Year
2023–2024
Volunteer
Yes
Paid
No
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No
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