Professor David Furley: Celebrated scholar of Greco-Roman philosophy Friday, 30 April 2010 David Furley was one of the 20th century’s outstanding scholars of Greco-Roman philosophy. The quantity of Furley’s published output is perhaps modest by today’s standards. But virtually every item is a gem, and many have become classics. He was educated at Nottingham High [...]
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The Fifth International Bilingual Summer Seminar on “Plato and the Arts” – July 25th-29th, 2010
by SAGP-Webmaster on November, 25th, 2009 in Conferences, General News
The Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC), in close collaboration with the Universities of Athens and of Cyprus, and the Greek Center for Research on Athletic Law, responding to the requests of undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers from Greece as well as from abroad, present The Fifth International Bilingual Summer Seminar on “Plato [...]
Notice of Passing – Steven Strange
by SAGP-Webmaster on November, 25th, 2009 in General News
It is with sadness that I report the death of our colleague Steven Strange on Wednesday, October 28, after a fight with cancer. Steven was Associate Professor of Philosophy at Emory University, where he had taught since 1990. He received his BA from Rice University in 1972 and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at [...]
Jan Wojcik Memorial Prize
by SAGP-Webmaster on June, 8th, 2009 in Fellowships, General News
The Journal of the History of Philosophy is pleased to announce the Jan Wojcik Memorial Prize. Made possible by the generosity of Jan’s children and their families, this annual $2500 award is intended to further the research of a graduate student enrolled and resident in a North American Ph.D. program and working on a dissertation [...]
Prize announcements from the Journal of the History of Philosophy
by SAGP-Webmaster on May, 5th, 2009 in General News
Dear colleagues, As editor of the Journal of the History of Philosophy, it is my pleasure to announce the following prizes for recent scholarship in the history of philosophy. The JHP Board of Directors has instituted an annual prize of $3000 for the best published book in the history of philosophy. The winner of the [...]