Dr William Desmond

Biography
Research Interests
Books
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2020 | Hegel's Antiquity.
Will Desmond (2020) Hegel's Antiquity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University. [Details] |
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2011 | Philosopher-Kings of Antiquity.
Will Desmond (2011) Philosopher-Kings of Antiquity. London: Bloomsbury. [Details] |
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2008 | Cynics.
Will Desmond (2008) Cynics. Berkeley: Acumen Press & University of California Press. [Details] |
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2006 | The Greek Praise of Poverty: Origins of Ancient Cynicism.
Will Desmond (2006) The Greek Praise of Poverty: Origins of Ancient Cynicism. South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame Press. [Details] |
Edited Books
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2008 | Handbook of Whiteheadian Process Thought, Vol. 1: Thematic Entries
Will Desmond, Michel Weber (Ed.). (2008) Handbook of Whiteheadian Process Thought, Vol. 1: Thematic Entries Frankfurt: Walter De Gruyter. [Details] |
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2008 | Handbook of Whiteheadian Process Thought, Vol. 2: Thematic and Bibliographical Entries
Will Desmond, Michel Weber (Ed.). (2008) Handbook of Whiteheadian Process Thought, Vol. 2: Thematic and Bibliographical Entries Frankfurt: Walter de Gruyter. [Details] |
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2008 | Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society
Will Desmond (Ed.). (2008) Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society Maynooth, Ireland: Irish Philosophical Society. [Details] |
Book Chapters
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2020 | 'Diogenes of Sinope'
Will Desmond (2020) 'Diogenes of Sinope' In: David Wolfsdorf (eds). Early Greek Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
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2019 | 'Hercules among the Germans: From Winckelmann to Hölderlin'
Will Desmond (2019) 'Hercules among the Germans: From Winckelmann to Hölderlin' In: A. Blanshard and E. Stafford (eds). The Modern Hercules. Leiden: Brill. [Details] |
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2018 | 'Diogenes and the Meaning of Life'
Will Desmond (2018) 'Diogenes and the Meaning of Life' In: S. Leach, J. Targalia (eds). The Meaning of Life and the Great Philosophers. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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2018 | 'Between gods and mortals: The Piety of Homeric Kings'
Will Desmond (2018) 'Between gods and mortals: The Piety of Homeric Kings' In: J. Klooster, B. van den Berg (eds). Homer and the Good Ruler in Antiquity and Beyond. Leiden: Brill. [Details] |
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2016 | '“Aristotle on peace: Biological, political, ethical, and metaphysical dimensions”'
Will Desmond (2016) '“Aristotle on peace: Biological, political, ethical, and metaphysical dimensions”' In: E. Moloney, M. Williams (eds). Peace and Reconciliation in the Ancient World. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. [Details] |
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2016 | 'Gulliver’s Travels and Philosopher-Kings'
Will Desmond (2016) 'Gulliver’s Travels and Philosopher-Kings' In: Janelle Pötzsch (eds). Jonathan Swift and Philosophy. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. [Details] |
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2016 | 'Gulliver among the Cynics'
Will Desmond (2016) 'Gulliver among the Cynics' In: Janelle Pötzsch (eds). Jonathan Swift and Philosophy. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. [Details] |
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2015 | 'Eleos'
Will Desmond (2015) 'Eleos' In: C. Ampolo, U. Fantasia, L. Porciani (eds). Lexicon historiographicum Graecum et Latinum. Pisa: Edizioni della Normale. [Details] |
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2014 | 'Diogenes'
Will Desmond (2014) 'Diogenes' In: S. Alexander, A. McLeod (eds). Simple Living in History: Pioneers of the Deep Future. Melbourne: Simplicity Institute. [Details] |
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2014 | '“Antisthenes and Hegel'
Will Desmond (2014) '“Antisthenes and Hegel' In: V. Suvak (eds). Antisthenica, Cynica, Socratica. Prague: Oikoumene. [Details] |
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2012 | 'Low Philosophy'
Desmond W. (2012) 'Low Philosophy' In: The Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies. [DOI] [Details] |
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2008 | 'Facts and events: Towards a Whiteheadian philosophy of history'
Desmond W. (2008) 'Facts and events: Towards a Whiteheadian philosophy of history' In: Mark Dibben, Thomas Kelly (eds). Applied Process Thought. Berlin: Ontos/De Gruyter. [DOI] [Details] |
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2006 | 'Towards a Whiteheadian Philosophy of History'
Desmond, Dr. William (2006) 'Towards a Whiteheadian Philosophy of History' In: Proceedings for 2005 CAPT Conference, Chromatiques Whiteheadiennes. Ontos. [Details] |
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2005 | 'The Hybris of Socrates'
Desmond, Dr. William (2005) 'The Hybris of Socrates' In: Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society. Irish Philosophical Society. [full-text] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
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2020 | 'Herodotus, Hegel, and Knowledge'
Will Desmond (2020) 'Herodotus, Hegel, and Knowledge'. Intellectual History Review, [Details] |
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2015 | 'The Five Paragraph Essay'
Will Desmond (2015) 'The Five Paragraph Essay'. Arion - Journal of Humanities and the Classics, 23 (2 (Fall)):111-116 [full-text] [Details] |
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2011 | 'Ancient Cynicism and Modern Philosophy'
WIll Desmond (2011) 'Ancient Cynicism and Modern Philosophy'. Filozofia, 66 :571-576 [full-text] [Details] |
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2011 | 'Hegel, Homer, Heroism'
Dr. William Desmond (2011) 'Hegel, Homer, Heroism'. YEARBOOK OF THE IRISH PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 1 :1-16 [full-text] [Details] |
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2007 | 'The Silence of Socrates: Dialectic and the Platonic Good'
Desmond, William (2007) 'The Silence of Socrates: Dialectic and the Platonic Good'. MILLTOWN STUDIES, 58 :73-99 [full-text] [Details] |
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2006 | 'Lessons of Fear: A Reading of Thucydides'
Desmond, Dr. William (2006) 'Lessons of Fear: A Reading of Thucydides'. CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY, 101 :359-379 [full-text] [Details] |
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2004 | 'Punishments and the Conclusion of Herodotus' Histories'
Desmond, William (2004) 'Punishments and the Conclusion of Herodotus' Histories'. GREEK, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE STUDIES, 44 :19-40 [full-text] [Details] |
Other Journals
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2020 | 'Hamartia, evil, and deity in Archaic and Classical Greek Thought'
Will Desmond (2020) 'Hamartia, evil, and deity in Archaic and Classical Greek Thought' Communio: International Catholic Review, 47 (1) :1-36. [Details] |
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2009 | 'Wisdom of the Ages'
Desmond, William (2009) 'Wisdom of the Ages' In Character: A Journal of Everyday Virtues, 5 :4-13. [full-text] [Details] |
Conference Publications
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2018 | Between Gods and Mortals: The Piety of Homeric Kings
Desmond, W (2018) Between Gods and Mortals: The Piety of Homeric Kings HOMER AND THE GOOD RULER IN ANTIQUITY AND BEYOND , pp.38-64 [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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2019 | Seminar Series, Classics Department.
Will Desmond (2019) Seminar Series, Classics Department. [Invited Lecture], “Plato gone Wilde: Aesthetic Platonism from Winckelmann to Pater”, Trinity College Dublin , 22-NOV-19 [Details] |
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2018 | Ancient Knowledges, Modern Knowledges.
Will Desmond (2018) Ancient Knowledges, Modern Knowledges. [Oral Presentation], “Hegel and Herodotus: Knowledge and History, Sheffield University , 22-JUN-18 - 23-JUN-18 [Details] |
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2018 | Ancient Classics Seminar Series.
Will Desmond (2018) Ancient Classics Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], “‘The biggest and best history that I know (believe me!)’: Superlative numbers in Herodotus, Maynooth University , 09-NOV-18 [Details] |
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2017 | (Anti-) Classicism & (Anti-)Idealism.
Will Desmond (2017) (Anti-) Classicism & (Anti-)Idealism. [Oral Presentation], “Between the Classical and Romantic: Hegel on lyric poetry, University College Cork , 09-JUN-17 - 10-JUN-17 [Details] |
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2017 | Philosophy in its Beginnings: On the Conceptualisation, Criticism, and Justification of Philosophy in Antiquity.
Will Desmond (2017) Philosophy in its Beginnings: On the Conceptualisation, Criticism, and Justification of Philosophy in Antiquity. [Oral Presentation], Plato’s mythology of reason, Humboldt University , 21-JUL-17 - 23-JUL-17 [Details] |
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2017 | Hercules Project Conference.
Will Desmond (2017) Hercules Project Conference. [Oral Presentation], “Hercules among the Germans”, Leeds University , 09-JUL-17 - 11-JUL-17 [Details] |
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2015 | “Homer and the Good Ruler,” Ghent University.
Will Desmond (2015) “Homer and the Good Ruler,” Ghent University. [Keynote Address], The Piety of the Homeric Kings”, Ghent University , 20-MAY-15 - 22-MAY-15 [Details] |
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2015 | “Ethics and Society in the Ancient World,” Royal Irish Academy.
Will Desmond (2015) “Ethics and Society in the Ancient World,” Royal Irish Academy. [Invited Lecture], “Greek Aesthetic Democracy: Modern myths of the Greek polis, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, Ireland , 13-NOV-15 - 14-NOV-15 [Details] |
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2014 | Celtic Classics Conference, Edinburgh University.
Will Desmond (2014) Celtic Classics Conference, Edinburgh University. [Oral Presentation], Aristotle on Natural Peace and the Statesman’s Imperative, Edinburgh University , 25-JUN-14 - 28-JUN-14 [Details] |
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2014 | Invited Speakers Series, Philosophy Department, Maynooth University.
Will Desmond (2014) Invited Speakers Series, Philosophy Department, Maynooth University. [Invited Lecture], Eternal Objects and Religious Intelligence: Science and God in Plato and Whitehead, Philosophy Department, Maynooth University , 11-NOV-14 [Details] |
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2014 | Peace in the Ancient World, Maynooth University.
Will Desmond (2014) Peace in the Ancient World, Maynooth University. [Oral Presentation], Aristotle on Peace, Maynooth University, Ancient Classics / Edward M. Kennedy Institute of Peace Studies , 06-JUN-14 [Details] |
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2013 | Maynooth Classical Seminar.
Will Desmond (2013) Maynooth Classical Seminar. [Invited Lecture], Anacreon among the Germans: Appropriations of Ancient Lyric in the Time of Hegel, Maynooth University , 13-DEC-13 [Details] |
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2012 | Mythos, Logos, Sophos, Prometheus Trust, Warminster.
Will Desmond (2012) Mythos, Logos, Sophos, Prometheus Trust, Warminster. [Oral Presentation], Plato’s mythology of reason, Prometheus Trust, Ivy House, Warminster , 29-JUN-12 - 02-JUL-11 [Details] |
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2012 | “Philosophical Thinking and the Religious Context,” Dublin City University.
Will Desmond (2012) “Philosophical Thinking and the Religious Context,” Dublin City University. [Invited Oral Presentation], “Reason and the Holy: Plato and Whitehead”, 2012 , 17-MAY-12 - 19-MAY-12 [Details] |
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2012 | Philosophy Society, All Hallows College, DCU.
Will Desmond (2012) Philosophy Society, All Hallows College, DCU. [Invited Lecture], Philosopher-Kings, Dublin City University , 02-MAY-12 [Details] |
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2011 | Maynooth Philosophy Seminar Series.
Will Desmond (2011) Maynooth Philosophy Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], Hegel, Homer, Heroism, NUI Maynooth , 14-APR-11 [Details] |
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2011 | Maynooth Patristics Symposium.
Will Desmond (2011) Maynooth Patristics Symposium. [Oral Presentation], “Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher of Love?”, St Patrick's College, Maynooth , 26-FEB-11 [Details] |
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2011 | Mythic Links Group.
Will Desmond (2011) Mythic Links Group. [Oral Presentation], Odysseus and the Sirens, Arts Club, Dublin , 24-FEB-11 [Details] |
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2010 | UCD Classics Seminar Series.
Will Desmond (2010) UCD Classics Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], Plutarch’s Philosopher-Kings, University College Dublin , 05-OCT-10 - 05-OCT-10 [Details] |
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2010 | Research Colloquium, School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Maynooth University.
Will Desmond (2010) Research Colloquium, School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Maynooth University. [Oral Presentation], “Orwell’s Philosopher Kings”, Maynooth University , 31-MAR-10 [Details] |
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2010 | UCD Classics Seminar Series.
Will Desmond (2010) UCD Classics Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], Herodotus, Happiness, and World-History, University College Dublin , 16-FEB-10 [Details] |
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2009 | Travels and Encounters: Journeys to the Known and Unknown in Greco-Roman Antiquity,” RIA Greek and Latin Studies Colloquium.
Will Desmond (2009) Travels and Encounters: Journeys to the Known and Unknown in Greco-Roman Antiquity,” RIA Greek and Latin Studies Colloquium. [Invited Lecture], “The Secret Travels of Socrates the Athenian”, Royal Irish Academy , 20-NOV-09 [Details] |
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2009 | NUIG Philosophy Seminar Series.
Will Desmond (2009) NUIG Philosophy Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], Dialectic and the Platonic Good, NUI Galway , 16-NOV-09 [Details] |
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2008 | Eithne Ryan Memorial Lecture.
Will Desmond (2008) Eithne Ryan Memorial Lecture. [Invited Lecture], Odysseus among the Lotus Eaters, Alexandra College , 18-NOV-08 [Details] |
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2008 | Irish Classical Society.
Will Desmond (2008) Irish Classical Society. [Invited Oral Presentation], Odysseus among the Sirens, University College Dublin , 17-APR-08 [Details] |
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2007 | Maynooth Classical Seminar Series.
Will Desmond (2007) Maynooth Classical Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], Cynics and the Delphic Oracle, NUI Maynooth , 07-DEC-07 [Details] |
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2007 | “The Open Society,” Irish Philosophical Society.
Will Desmond (2007) “The Open Society,” Irish Philosophical Society. [Oral Presentation], An Open Society? The case of Classical Athens, UCC, Ireland , 02-MAR-07 [Details] |
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2007 | “Nietzsche, Power and Politics, Friedrich Nietzsche Society, Leiden University.
Will Desmond (2007) “Nietzsche, Power and Politics, Friedrich Nietzsche Society, Leiden University. [Oral Presentation], The Power of Names: Nietzsche and Ancient Thought, Leiden University, Netherlands , 23-MAR-07 - 25-MAR-07 [Details] |
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2006 | Metaphysics and Belief (Annual Conference of Centre of Theology and Philosophy).
Will Desmond (2006) Metaphysics and Belief (Annual Conference of Centre of Theology and Philosophy). [Oral Presentation], Dialectic and the Platonic Good, Granada, Spain , 15-JAN-06 - 18-JAN-06 [Details] |
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2005 | NUIG Philosophy Seminar Series.
Will Desmond (2005) NUIG Philosophy Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], Plato's Perspectivism, NUI Galway , 16-NOV-05 [Details] |
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2005 | TCD Public lecture series Cities of the Ancient World.
Will Desmond (2005) TCD Public lecture series Cities of the Ancient World. [Public presentations], Cities of the Mind: Utopias of the Ancient World, Trinity College Dublin , 01-NOV-05 [Details] |
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2005 | “Science and Process Philosophy.
Will Desmond (2005) “Science and Process Philosophy. [Oral Presentation], Facts and Events: Towards a Whiteheadian Philosophy of History, Maynooth University , 11-MAY-05 [Details] |
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2004 | UCD Philosophy Seminar Series.
Will Desmond (2004) UCD Philosophy Seminar Series. [Invited Lecture], The Hybris of Socrates, University College Dublin , 02-NOV-04 [Details] |
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2002 | Yale Greco-Roman Seminar.
Will Desmond (2002) Yale Greco-Roman Seminar. [Oral Presentation], Popular and Intellectual Reactions to the Athenian Epitaphios Logos, Yale University [Details] |
Book Review
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2016 | Intuition in Mathematics and Physics: A Whiteheadian Approach.
Ronny Desmet (2016) Intuition in Mathematics and Physics: A Whiteheadian Approach. Book Review [Details] |
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2013 | Socrates on Friendship and Community: Reflections on Plato’s Symposium, Phaedrus and Lysis.
Mary P. Nichols (2013) Socrates on Friendship and Community: Reflections on Plato’s Symposium, Phaedrus and Lysis. Book Review [Details] |
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2012 | Aesopic Conversations: Popular Tradition, Cultural Dialogue, and the Invention of Greek Prose.
Desmond, W (2012) Aesopic Conversations: Popular Tradition, Cultural Dialogue, and the Invention of Greek Prose. CHICAGO: Book Review [Details] |
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2004 | The Music of the Republic: Essays on Socrates' Conversations and Plato's Writings.
Eva Brann (2004) The Music of the Republic: Essays on Socrates' Conversations and Plato's Writings. Book Review [Details] |
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2013 | A Companion to Marcus Aurelius.
M. van Ackeren (ed.) (2013) A Companion to Marcus Aurelius. CAMBRIDGE: Book Review [DOI] [Details] |
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2012 | Aesopic Conversations: Popular Tradition, Cultural Dialogue, and the Invention of Greek Prose
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L. Kurke (2012) Aesopic Conversations: Popular Tradition, Cultural Dialogue, and the Invention of Greek Prose . Book Review [Details] |
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2007 | Plato’s Dialectic at Play: Argument, Structure, and Myth in the Symposium.
Corrigan, K. & E. Glazov-Corrigan (2007) Plato’s Dialectic at Play: Argument, Structure, and Myth in the Symposium. Book Review [Details] |
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2006 | The Household as the Foundation of Aristotle's Polis
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D. Brendan Nagle (2006) The Household as the Foundation of Aristotle's Polis . Book Review [Details] |
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2005 | Space, Time and Einstein: An Introduction.
Kennedy, J.B. (2005) Space, Time and Einstein: An Introduction. Book Review [Details] |
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2004 | Herodotus and Religion in the Persian Wars.
Jon Mikalson (2004) Herodotus and Religion in the Persian Wars. Book Review [Details] |
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2002 | Bonfire of the Humanities
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V. Hanson, J. Heath, and B. Thornton (2002) Bonfire of the Humanities . Book Review [Details] |
Video recording / TV
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2019 | The philosophy of cynicism.
Will Desmond (2019) The philosophy of cynicism. Ted-Ed Animations: Video recording / TV [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2008 | NUI Centennial Prize in Academic Publishing | National University of Ireland | |
2000 | Whiting Fellowship in the Humanities | Whiting Foundation | |
1998 | Cooper Prize for Best Essay in Greek Philosophy | Yale University, Classics & Philosophy Departments | |
1997 | Cooper Prize for Best Essay in Greek Philosophy | Yale University, Classics & Philosophy Departments | |
1996 | Cooper Prize for Best Essay in Greek Philosophy | Yale University, Classics & Philosophy Departments | |
1995 | Richard J. Franke Fellowship in the Humanities | Yale University | |
1995 | Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | |
1995 | Whelan Medal | Loyola University, MD | |
1995 | Phi Beta Kappa |