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Program in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Michigan combines the strength of two of Michigan’s leading departments, Philosophy and Classical Studies, both of which have been consistently ranked in the top ten programs in their respective fields for decades.
Students in the program will pursue a PhD in either Philosophy or Classical Studies and an MA in the companion field. All of this can be achieved within the standard six years for each program. Learn more ›
Gabriel Shapiro has arrived!
01 July 2024
Gabriel Shapiro (Princeton PhD, a Bersoff fellow at NYU) has arrived in Ann Arbor and started his position (tenure-track) in Michigan’s Department of Philosophy. He will be teaching a seminar Fall term 2024 on Aristotle's Metaphysics Gamma, and courses on Plato and Friendship in Winter term. (Click here for current faculty in the Program.)
Glenn Zhou has accepted a position in Philosophy at Texas A&M
06 March 2024
Glenn Zhou (PhD Philosophy, MA Greek) has accepted a tenure track position at Texas A&M, starting in Fall 2024. He defended a PhD dissertation here in July, "Aristotle at the Boundaries: The Stopping and Starting Problem, the Contraries Problem, and His Theory of the Boundaries of Processes" (under the direction of Victor Caston).
Matteo Milesi has accepted a position in Classics at The University of Texas at Austin
04 March 2024
Matteo Milesi (PhD Classics, MA Philosophy) has accepted a tenure track position at The University of Texas at Austin in Fall 2024. He defended a PhD dissertation here in September on Porphyry's activity as a commentator of Homer, the Bible, and Ptolemy's treatise on Harmonics (under the direction of Francesca Schironi).
Sara Panteri has accepted a position in Classics at Tulane University
08 March 2023
Sara Panteri (expected PhD Classics, MA Philosophy) has accepted a tenure track position at Tulane University, starting in Fall 2024, following a post-doc year there to work on her book on Eratosthenes. She is currently finishing a PhD dissertation here on reasoning and understanding in the Iliad and the Odyssey (under the direction of Jonathan Ready).
Upcoming Events
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Friday & Saturday, 12 & 13 April 2024
Fifth Annual Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop in Ancient Philosophy
Keynote: Jessica Moss, New York University Schedule and locations TBA -
Weekly Reading Group Meeting
Aristotle on perceptual awareness and discrimination
Picking up at DA 3.2, 426b22
time and room TBA
Wednesday–Friday, 27–29 March 2024
Prospectives recruitment fair
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