Academic Employment

  1. Bullet From 2007: Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University

  2. Bullet 2001–2007: Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University

  3. Bullet 2000–2001: Lecturer in Philosophy, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford

  4. Bullet 1999–2001: Junior Research Fellow, St John’s College, University of Oxford

  5. Bullet 1998–1999: Lecturer in Philosophy, New College, University of Oxford


Education

  1. Bullet D.Phil., Philosophy, University of Oxford, October 2000

  2. Bullet M.Phil., Ancient Philosophy, University of Cambridge, September 1996

  3. Bullet B.A., Classics, University of Cambridge, September 1995

  4. Bullet Abitur, Bischof-Neumann-Schule, Königstein im Taunus, Germany, June 1990


Area of Specialization

Ancient Philosophy


Honors and Awards

  1. Bullet Behrman Fellow in the Humanities, Council of the Humanities, Princeton University, 2007–2009

  2. Bullet Robert K. Root University Preceptorship, Princeton University, 2005–2008


Publications

Forthcoming

  1. Bullet “Aristotle’s analysis of akratic action,” in The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, ed. Ron Polansky (forthcoming)

  2. Bullet “The cognition of appetite in Plato's Timaeus,” in Plato and the Divided Self, edd. Rachel Barney, Tad Brennan and Charles Brittain (forthcoming)

Published

  1. Bullet “Posidonius on the nature and treatment of the emotions,” in Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy 40 (Summer 2011), 189–211

  2. Bullet Review of Pavel Gregoric, Aristotle on the Common Sense, Rhizai VI.2 (2009), 225–31

  3. Bullet “Virtue of character in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics,” in Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy XXXVII (Winter 2009), 177–212

  4. Bullet “Nicomachean Ethics VII.4: Plain and qualified akrasia,” in C. Natali (ed.), Symposium Aristotelicum: Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, Book VII (Oxford University Press, 2009), 72–101 

  5. Bullet “Plato on the soul,” in Gail Fine (ed.), Oxford Handbook on Plato (Oxford University Press, 2008), 243–66

  6. Bullet “Zur Bewegung der Lebewesen bei Aristoteles,” in Klaus Corcilius and Christof Rapp (eds.), Beiträge zur Aristotelischen Handlungstheorie (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2008), 53–64

  7. Bullet “The assimilation of sense to sense-object in Aristotle,” in Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy XXXIII (2007), 179–220

  8. Bullet Review of Christopher Bobonich, Plato’s Utopia Recast, in Philosophical Review, Vol. 113, No. 4 (October 2004), 560–6

  9. Bullet The Brute Within: Appetitive Desire in Plato and Aristotle (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006)

  10. Bullet “The analysis of the soul in Plato’s Republic,” in Gerasimos Santas (ed.), The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic (Oxford: Blackwell, 2006), 146–65

  11. Bullet “Desire and reason in Plato’s Republic,” in Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy XXVII (2004), 83–116

  12. Bullet “Ancient theories of soul,” in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2003 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.)

  13. Bullet Review of Andreas Kamp, Philosophiehistorie als Rezeptionsgeschichte. Die Reaktion auf Aristoteles’ De Anima-Noetik. Der frühe Hellenismus, Journal of the History of Philosophy XLI:1, January 2003, 122–3


Lectures, Papers, Presentations

  1. Bullet NYCAP reading group presentation on Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics 2.10–11, New York City, May 14

  2. Bullet Comments on Paula Gottlieb, The Virtue of Aristotle’s Ethics, Author Meets Critics, 2011 APA Central Division Meeting, April 1, 2011

  3. Bullet “Aristotle’s analysis of akratic action,” Colloquium talk, Department of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, January 21, 2011

  4. Bullet “Plato, Republic 4, 427c6–430c7: Civic wisdom and courage,” Seminar on Republic 4 (June 14–18, 2010), Department of Philosophy, Yale University, June 15, 2010

  5. Bullet “Posidonius on the nature and treatment of the emotions,” Ordinary Virtue in Greek and Roman Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University, May 14, 2010

  6. Bullet Comments on Willie Costello, “Two dogmas of hedonism: Plato on pleasure, perception and reality,” Perceiving ourselves (and one another) perceiving, Graduate-faculty workshop, sponsored by the University of Toronto’s Collaborative Program in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, March 26–28, 2010

  7. Bullet “Aristotle’s analysis of uncontrolled action” (with comments by Agnes Gellen Callard), Invited Paper session at the 2010 APA Central Division meeting, February 19, 2010

  8. Bullet “The assimilation of sense to sense-object in Aristotle,” Perception and Life, Workshop at Philosophisches Seminar, Universität Basel, September 11, 2009

  9. Bullet “Virtue of character in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics,” Colόquio Ethica Nicomachea - livro VI, Departamento de Filosofia, Universidade de São Paulo, October 15, 2008

  10. Bullet “Reason, decision, and moral virtue in Aristotle’s ethics,” Memorial Event for Michael Frede, University of Oxford, Philosophy Faculty, June 14, 2008

  11. Bullet “Reason, decision, and moral virtue in Aristotle’s ethics,” Ancient Moral Psychology, Transformationen der Antike, Humboldt University Berlin, Department of Philosophy, June 7, 2008

  12. Bullet Comments on Rachel Barney, “What kind of theory is the theory of the tripartite soul?” and Rachana Kamtekar, “The powers of Plato’s psychology,” Conference on Plato’s Moral Psychology, Northwestern University, Department of Philosophy, March 14, 2008

  13. Bullet “Plato's tripartition of the soul in the Timaeus,” Self and Personality in Ancient Philosophy, University of Crete, Department of Philosophy and Social Studies, Rethimno, May 25–26, 2007

  14. Bullet “Aristotle on the unity of the perceiving subject” (with comments by Gisela Striker), Self and Consciousness from Plato to Kant, May 16–18, 2007, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, May 16, 2007

  15. Bullet “Plato's argument for tripartition of the soul in Republic 4,” Department of Classics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, November 16, 2006

  16. Bullet “The cognition of appetite in Plato's Timaeus” (with comments by Jennifer Whiting), Conference on the Divided Soul in Plato, Department of Philosophy, Cornell University, October 13–15, 2006

  17. Bullet“Aristotle's version of the association of ideas” (with comments by Charles Brittain), Workshop on Aristotle on knowledge and akrasia, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, May 1—2, 2006

  18. Bullet Commentary on Kirk Fitzpatrick, “Thought, perception, and imagination in Aristotle's account of akrasia,” Invited Symposium: Classical Theories of Action, American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division, Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, March 26, 2006

  19. Bullet Commentary on Richard Kraut, “Agathon and sumpheron: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1.1, 1094a1—2,” Classical Philosophy Colloquium, Princeton University, December 4, 2005

  20. Bullet “Plato on imitation and the soul,” Cambridge University, July 22, 2005

  21. Bullet “Aristotle on plain and qualified lack of control: Nicomachean Ethics 7.4,” XVIIth Symposium Aristotelicum, Venice/Italy, July 12, 2005

  22. Bullet NYCAP reading group presentation on Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 7.4—6, New York City, November 13, 2004

  23. Bullet “Die Bewegung der Lebewesen bei Aristoteles,” paper read at a conference on Aristotle’s theory of action at Schloss Blankensee, Germany, July 2004

  24. Bullet “Desire and reason in Plato’s Republic” (with comments by Terence Irwin), Department of Philosophy, Cornell University, November 13, 2003

  25. Bullet “An introduction to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and Politics,” presentation for teaching staff of Core Course “Contemporary Civilization,” at Columbia University, August 2003

  26. Bullet “An introduction to Plato's Republic,” presentation for teaching staff of Core Course “Contemporary Civilization,” at Columbia University, September 2002

  27. Bullet “Aristotle on the explanation of animal motion,” Department of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, November 2000

  28. Bullet “Belief and reason in the Theaetetus and Some Other Later Platonic Dialogues,” Department of Philosophy, Princeton University, May 2000


Courses Taught

  1. Bullet PHI/CLA 205 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, Spring 2010/11

  2. Bullet PHI 500 Plato’s Philebus, Princeton University, Spring 2010/11

  3. Bullet PHI 300 Plato and his Predecessors, Princeton University, Fall 2010/11

  4. Bullet PHI 501 The Philosophy of Aristotle: Aristotle’s theory of knowledge, science, and definition in Posterior Analytics II (with Benjamin Morison), Princeton University, Spring 2009/10

  5. Bullet PHI/CLA 205 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, Princeton University, Spring 2009/10

  6. Bullet FRS 172 A Survey of Plato’s Republic (Freshman Seminar), Princeton University, Spring 2009/10

  7. Bullet PHI 501 The Philosophy of Aristotle: Aristotle’s conception of demonstrative understanding in Posterior Analytics I (with Benjamin Morison), Princeton University, Fall 2009/10

  8. Bullet PHI 515 Posidonius’ moral psychology, Princeton University, Spring 2008/9

  9. Bullet PHI 599 Dissertation seminar, Princeton University, Fall 2008/9

  10. Bullet PHI/CLA 205 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, Princeton University, Fall 2008/9

  11. Bullet PHI 501 The Philosophy of Aristotle: Aristotle’s discussion of the virtues of thought in Nicomachean Ethics 6, Princeton University, Spring 2007/8

  12. Bullet PHI/CLA 205 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, Princeton University, Fall 2007/8

  13. Bullet PHI 301 Aristotle and his Successors, Princeton University, Fall 2007/8

  14. Bullet PHI 501 The Philosophy of Aristotle: Metaphysics Λ, Princeton University, Spring 2006/7 (graduate seminar)

  15. Bullet PHI 300 Plato and his Predecessors: Princeton University, Spring 2006/7

  16. Bullet PHI 501 The Philosophy of Aristotle: Sense-perception, Princeton University, Spring 2005/6 (graduate seminar)

  17. Bullet PHI/CLA 205 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, Princeton University, Fall 2005/6

  18. Bullet PHI 300 Plato and his Predecessors, Princeton University, Fall 2005/6

  19. Bullet PHI 500 The Philosophy of Plato: Tripartition of the soul in the Republic and beyond, Princeton University, Spring 2004/5 (graduate seminar)

  20. Bullet PHI/CLA 205 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, Princeton University, Fall 2004/5

  21. Bullet PHI 300 Plato and his Predecessors, Princeton University, Fall 2004/5

  22. Bullet PHI/CLA 205 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, Princeton University, Spring 2002/3

  23. Bullet PHI 515 Special Topics in the History of Philosophy: Platonist conceptions of matter, Princeton University, Fall 2002/3 (graduate seminar)

  24. Bullet Junior Seminar: Aristotle’s concept of virtue, Princeton University, Fall 2002/3

  25. Bullet PHI 501 The Philosophy of Aristotle: De Anima 3.9—11, Princeton University, Spring 2001/2 (graduate seminar)

  26. Bullet PHI 301: Aristotle and his Successors, Princeton University, Fall 2001/2

  27. Bullet Junior Seminar: The moral psychology of Plato’s Republic, Princeton University, Fall 2001/2

  28. Bullet Plato’s Theaetetus (lecture course), University of Oxford, Michaelmas 2000


Ph.D. Advising

  1. Bullet Sam Baker, expected 2012

  2. Bullet Ryan Cook, expected 2012

  3. Bullet Caleb Cohoe, expected 2011

  4. Bullet Corinne Gartner (second adviser), expected 2011

  5. Bullet Mark Johnstone, 2009

  6. Bullet Jacob Rosen, 2008

  7. Bullet Jozef Müller (second adviser), 2008

  8. Bullet Matthew Strohl (second adviser), 2008


Senior Thesis Advising

  1. Bullet Amanda Hawila, “Three arguments for the immortality of the soul in Plato’s Phaedo,” 2010

  2. Bullet Diana Rosenblum, “Socratic sophistry: the inherent humors of playing the hypocrite,” 2009

  3. Bullet Justin Furuta, “Three philosophers: Plato, Plotinus, and Ramana Maharshi,” 2008

  4. Bullet Michael Cwidak-Kusbach, “The conceptions of first philosophy, being, and substance in Aristotle’s Metaphysics,” 2008

  5. Bullet Sophie Gomer, “An essay on Aristotle's ethics,” 2007

  6. Bullet Trevor Schwartz, “Imitation and poetry in Plato's Republic,” 2006

  7. Bullet Cleland Welton, “Nietzsche's Socrates,” 2006

  8. Bullet Bradley Harris, “Irreconcilable differences: Socratic intellectualism versus Sophistic relativism,” 2005

  9. Bullet Niall Fagan, “Intrinsic value and happiness in the Nicomachean Ethics,” 2003

  10. Bullet Matthew O'Brien, “Principles and method in Aristotle's philosophy of human affairs,” 2003


Service

  1. Bullet Appointments Committee, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University (2001/2, 2002/3, 2005/6, 2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11)

  2. Bullet Executive Committee for the Program in Classical Philosophy, Princeton University (2001-present)

  3. Bullet Graduate Admissions Final Round Committee, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University (2006/7)

  4. Bullet Graduate Admissions Screening Committee, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University (2005/6, 2006/7, 2009/10)

  5. Bullet Graduate Committee, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University (2004/5, 2007/8)

  6. Bullet Library Committee, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University (2001/2, 2007/8, chair: 2008/9)

  7. Bullet Speakers Committee, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University (2007/8)

  8. Bullet Ph.D. Dissertation Committee for Gabriel Richardson Lear (2001); Joshua Green (2002); Zena Hitz (2003); Sung-Hoon Kang (2006); Dimitrios Dentsoras (2006); Nathan Powers (2006); Naly Thaler (2008); Simon Noriega-Olmos (2008); Jacob Rosen (2008); Matthew Strohl (2008); Jozef Müller (2008); Yungwhan Lee (2008); Christopher Noble (2008); Joshua Wilburn (2010); Daniel Herrick (2011)

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