Dirk Christian Baltzly (born 1963) is an Australian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania. He is known for his research on ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy.[1][2][3] Baltzly is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities (2008).[4]

Dirk Baltzly
Born1963
EducationOhio State University (PhD), Monash University (PhD)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAncient philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Tasmania
ThesisPlato's Argument From Relatives: The Role of the Distinction Between Kath Hauto and Pros Ti in the Theory of Forms (1992)
Doctoral advisorAllan Silverman
Main interests
virtue ethics
Websitehttp://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/humanities/dirk-baltzly

Books edit

  • Baltzly D, Share M, Hermias: On Plato Phaedrus 227A-245E, Bloomsbury Academic, 2018, ISBN 9781350051904
  • Baltzly DC, Finamore J, Miles G, Proclus: Commentary on Plato's 'Republic, Cambridge University Press, 2018 ISBN 9781316650899
  • Tarrant H, Layne DA, Baltzly D, Renaud F (eds.), Brill's Companion to the Reception of Plato in Antiquity, Koninklijke Brill NV, 2018 ISBN 9789004270695
  • Baltzly D, Proclus on Time and the Stars, Cambridge University Press, 2013 ISBN 9780521846585
  • Baltzly D, Proclus: commentary on Plato's Timaeus, part II - Proclus on the world soul, Cambridge University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780521845960
  • Baltzly Dirk, Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus, part III - Proclus on the World's Body, Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 9780521845953
  • Tarrant H, Baltzly Dirk (eds.), Reading Plato in Antiquity, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006, ISBN 9780715634554
  • Baltzly Dirk, Blyth D, Tarrant H (eds.), Power and Pleasure, Virtue and Vice: Essays in Ancient Moral Philosophy, University of Auckland, 2001

References edit

  1. ^ Karamanolis, George (April 2009). "Ancient Interpretations of Plato - (H.) Tarrant, (D.) Baltzly (edd.) Reading Plato in Antiquity. Pp. x + 268, figs. London: Duckworth, 2006. Cased, £50". The Classical Review. 59 (1): 56–58. doi:10.1017/S0009840X08001820. ISBN 978-0-7156-3455-4. ISSN 1464-3561. S2CID 162516019. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Richard (November 2008). "Philosophy - (H.) Tarrant and (D.) Baltzly Reading Plato in Antiquity. London: Duckworth, 2006. Pp. ix + 268. £50. 9780715634554". The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 128: 282. doi:10.1017/S0075426900001294. ISSN 2041-4099. S2CID 232330489. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ^ O'Daly, Gerard J. P. (1983). "Proclus' Commentary on Plato's Republic". The Classical Review. 33 (2): 242–244. JSTOR 3063964.
  4. ^ "Dirk Baltzly". Profiles - University of Tasmania, Australia. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

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