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Students at work in the Classical Studies Library.

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 ›

Upcoming Events

  • Weekly Reading Group Meeting
    Plato’s Lysis
    Picking up at 213d1
    Thursday, 23 October, 6:30–8:00 pm
    2271 Angell Hall
  • Colloquium
    Ian Campbell (Heidelberg)
    Topic TBA
    Friday, 13 February, 3:00–5:00 pm

Claudia Yau has arrived!

01 July 2025

Claudia Yau (Northwestern University) has arrived in Ann Arbor and started her position (tenure-track) in Michigan’s Departments of Philosophy and Classical Studies. Her current research is on wisdom in ancient Greek philosophy and is working on a book on wisdom in Plato’s Republic. (Click here for current faculty in the Program.)

Adam Waggoner has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at Purdue University

01 July 2025

Adam Waggoner (PhD Philosophy, MA Greek) has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at Purdue University, starting in 2025–26. He defended a PhD dissertation here in May, Aristotle on Living with Passions (under the direction of Sarah Buss & Victor Caston).

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. His current research is on essentialism in Plato and Aristotle, and on Aristotle’s Principle of Non-Contradiction. (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).