Christopher Gill (philosopher)

(Redirected from Christopher J. Gill)

Christopher Gill (born 1946) is a British philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. He is known for his works on ancient philosophy.[1][2] His book Personality in Greek Epic, Tragedy, and Philosophy won the 1997 Runciman Prize. Gill served as the co-editor of Phronesis between 2003 and 2008.[3]

Christopher Gill
Born1946
AwardsRunciman Prize (1997)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Exeter
Main interests
ancient Greek philosophy

Books

edit
  • Personality in Greek Epic, Tragedy, and Philosophy: The Self in Dialogue (Oxford University Press, 1996)
  • The Structured Self in Hellenistic and Roman Thought (Oxford University Press, 2006)
  • Naturalistic Psychology in Galen and Stoicism (Oxford University Press, 2010)
  • Marcus Aurelius Meditations Books 1-6, translated with an introduction and commentary (Oxford University Press, 2013)
  • Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance (Oxford University Press, 2022)[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Prof Christopher Gill". History of Distributed Cognition. University of Edinburgh.
  2. ^ Bobonich, Chris (2 December 2005). "Review of Virtue, Norms, and Objectivity: Issues in Ancient and Modern Ethics". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  3. ^ "Christopher Gill".
  4. ^ Sellars, John (28 July 2023). "Review of Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
edit