Dr Kieran McGroarty

    Ancient Classics

    Associate Professor
    On sabbatical 2019-2020

    Arts Building
    6
    (01) 708 3973

    Biography

    Kieran McGroarty was born in Moville, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. He was educated at Carndongh Community School and at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. He took up a permanent teaching post at Maynooth in 1993.

    Books

      Year Publication
    2006 Plotinus on Eudaimonia: A Commentary on Ennead I.4.
    Kieran McGroarty (2006) Plotinus on Eudaimonia: A Commentary on Ennead I.4. : Oxford University Press. [Details]
    2001 Eklogai.
    Kieran McGroarty (2001) Eklogai. : Department of Ancient Classics, NUI Maynooth. [Details]
    1995 Neoplatonica: Studies in the Neoplatonic Tradition.
    Kieran McGroarty (1995) Neoplatonica: Studies in the Neoplatonic Tradition. : Hermathena. [Details]

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2001 'The Ethics of Plotinus'
    Kieran McGroarty (2001) 'The Ethics of Plotinus' In: Eklogai: Studies in Honour of Thomas Finan and Gerard Watson. [Details]
    2001 'The Ethics of Plotinus Kieran McGroarty Department of Ancient Classics, NUI Maynooth'
    Kieran McGroarty (2001) 'The Ethics of Plotinus Kieran McGroarty Department of Ancient Classics, NUI Maynooth' In: Eklogai: Studies in Honour of Thomas Finan and Gerard Watson. [IR Link] [Details]

    Other Journals

      Year Publication
    2006 'Did Alexander the Great read Xenophon?'
    Kieran McGroarty (2006) 'Did Alexander the Great read Xenophon?' Hermathena, 181 :105-124. [IR Link] [Details]
    2000 'Does the mystic care? The ethical theory of Plotinus'
    Kieran McGroarty (2000) 'Does the mystic care? The ethical theory of Plotinus' Maynooth University Record, 1 :11-14. [IR Link] [Details]
    1994 'Plotinus on Eudaimonia'
    Kieran McGroarty (1994) 'Plotinus on Eudaimonia' Hermathena, 157 :103-115. [IR Link] [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2010
    Professor James O'Donnell (2010) [Visiting and guest lecturers hosted], The Future of the Book, Georgetown University, Washington, Arts, Celtic Studies, and Philiosphy, Ancient Classics . [Details]
    2009 Classical Association of Ireland.
    (2009) Classical Association of Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Aristophanes and Supposititious Children in Classical Athens: Fact or Fiction?, UCD . [Details]
    2008
    (2008) [Oral Presentation], Black Market Babies in Classical Athens, Waterford Institute of Technology . [Details]
    2008 CRDG.
    (2008) CRDG. [Oral Presentation], Swapping the Swaddling: The Supposititious Child in Classical Greece, NUIM . [Details]
    2008 Colloquium on War and Society in the Ancient World.
    (2008) Colloquium on War and Society in the Ancient World. [Oral Presentation], To the Victor the Spolis: The Strange Behaviour of Alexander the Great, Royal Irish Academy . [Details]
    2007 Hunt Museum Liberal Arts Series.
    (2007) Hunt Museum Liberal Arts Series. [Oral Presentation], Women, Slaves and Metics: The silent voices of Classical Athens, Hunt Museum, Limerick . [Details]
    2007 Schools Series Lecture.
    (2007) Schools Series Lecture. [Oral Presentation], The Literary Sources for Alexander the Great, TCD . [Details]
    2006 Classical Association of Ireland.
    (2006) Classical Association of Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Was the Pen mightier than the Sword? The Literary Interests of Alexander the Great, NUIM . [Details]
    2005
    (2005) [Oral Presentation], Alexander’s Success and Arrian’s Failure, Alexandra College . [Details]
    2005 NUIM Classical Society.
    (2005) NUIM Classical Society. [Public presentations], From Philippi to Actium: Octavian’s Road to Victory, NUIM . [Details]
    2005 CRDG.
    (2005) CRDG. [Oral Presentation], Pagans and Christians: the Influence of Neoplatonism on St Augustine, NUIM . [Details]
    2004 UCD Classical Society.
    (2004) UCD Classical Society. [Oral Presentation], Athens and its Source Materials, Townley Hall, Drogheda . [Details]
    2003 School of Philosophy and Economic Science.
    (2003) School of Philosophy and Economic Science. [Oral Presentation], A Day with Plato, Dublin Castle . [Details]
    2003 Hibernian Hellenists.
    (2003) Hibernian Hellenists. [Oral Presentation], Xenophon’s Influence on Alexander the Great, NUIM . [Details]
    2000 Department of Philosophy.
    (2000) Department of Philosophy. [Oral Presentation], Problems in Plotinus’ Ethics, NUIM . [Details]
    1992 International Conference on Neoplatonism.
    (1992) International Conference on Neoplatonism. [Oral Presentation], Plotinus on Eudaimonia, TCD . [Details]

    Book Review

      Year Publication
    2014 Roisman, J., & Worthington, I., (eds), A Companion to Ancient Macedonia.
    Kieran McGroarty (2014) Roisman, J., & Worthington, I., (eds), A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Book Review [Details]
    2009 Reading Ancient Texts Volume II: Aristotle and Neoplatonism.
    Kieran McGroarty (2009) Reading Ancient Texts Volume II: Aristotle and Neoplatonism. Book Review [Details]
    2009 Reading Ancient Texts Volume I: Presocratics and Plato.
    Kieran McGroarty (2009) Reading Ancient Texts Volume I: Presocratics and Plato. Book Review [Details]
    2007 Edward M. Harris & Lene Rubenstein (ed.), The Law and the Courts in Ancient Greece.
    Kieran McGroarty (2007) Edward M. Harris & Lene Rubenstein (ed.), The Law and the Courts in Ancient Greece. Book Review [Details]
    2005 Schniewind, A., L’Éthique du Sage chez Plotin. Le paradigme du spoudaios.
    Kieran McGroarty (2005) Schniewind, A., L’Éthique du Sage chez Plotin. Le paradigme du spoudaios. Book Review [Details]
    2004 Worthington, I., Alexander the Great: A Reader.
    Kieran McGroarty (2004) Worthington, I., Alexander the Great: A Reader. Book Review [Details]
    2002 van Wees, H., (ed.), War and Violence in Ancient Greece.
    Kieran McGroarty (2002) van Wees, H., (ed.), War and Violence in Ancient Greece. Book Review [Details]
    2002 Osborne, R., (ed.), Classical Greece 500-323.
    Kieran McGroarty (2002) Osborne, R., (ed.), Classical Greece 500-323. Book Review [Details]
    1999 Mitchell, L.G., & Rhodes, P.J., The Development of the Poleis in Archaic Greece.
    Kieran McGroarty (1999) Mitchell, L.G., & Rhodes, P.J., The Development of the Poleis in Archaic Greece. Book Review [Details]
    1999 Gerson, L.P., (ed.), The Cambridge to Plotinus.
    Kieran McGroarty (1999) Gerson, L.P., (ed.), The Cambridge to Plotinus. Book Review [Details]
    1999 Gerson, L.P., Plotinus.
    Kieran McGroarty (1999) Gerson, L.P., Plotinus. Book Review [Details]
    1999 Carey, C., Trials from Classical Athens.
    Kieran McGroarty (1999) Carey, C., Trials from Classical Athens. Book Review [Details]

    Dictionary Entry

      Year Publication
    2006 ‘Plato’, 'Platonism’, 'Plotinus', ‘Socrates’, ‘the Sophists’ ‘the Soul’.
    Kieran McGroarty (2006) ‘Plato’, 'Platonism’, 'Plotinus', ‘Socrates’, ‘the Sophists’ ‘the Soul’. Dictionary Entry [Details]
    2002 ‘Antigonus I’ , ‘Demosthenes’ , ‘Isocrates’ , ‘Pisistratus’ , ‘Polybius’ , ‘Thucydides’ , ‘Xenophon’.
    Kieran McGroarty (2002) ‘Antigonus I’ , ‘Demosthenes’ , ‘Isocrates’ , ‘Pisistratus’ , ‘Polybius’ , ‘Thucydides’ , ‘Xenophon’. Dictionary Entry [Details]

    Thesis

      Year Publication
    2002 Plotinus Ennead I.4: A Commentary.
    Kieran McGroarty (2002) Plotinus Ennead I.4: A Commentary. St. Patrick's College, Maynooth: Thesis [Details]