History
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy is an organization founded in 1953 by North American professors and scholars with interest in ancient philosophy. Now, more than 50 years later, it has members in many parts of the world. The Society exists primarily to give those who are working in ancient philosophy an opportunity to exchange their views in a variety of venues. For example, the Society sponsors panels at the three divisions of the American Philosophical Association and at the annual meeting of the American Philological Association. These papers are selected by blind review, and published in Newsletters, currently indexed in the Philosopher’s Index.
For more than 25 years the Society has organized an annual meeting with the Society for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science, for the last few years meeting at Fordham University. Several volumes of papers presented at Society meetings have been published at the State University of New York Press, under the general title Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy.
SAGP Officers (2008-2009)
President
Deborah Modrak, University of Rochester
Secretary
Anthony Preus, Binghamton University
Eastern Division Rep
John Anton, University of South Florida
Central Division Rep
Fred Miller, Bowling Greek State University
Pacific Division Rep
Mark Wheeler, San Diego State University
American Philological Association Rep
Elizabeth Asmis, University of Chicago
Outside the US Rep
Thomas Robinson, University of Toronto