About
My ancient Greek philosophy scholarship explores the intersection of ethics, art and emotion; the dramatic and educational aspects of Plato’s dialogues; and ‘purpose’ or ‘telos’ in Aristotle’s natural philosophy.
My latest scholarly work is a contribution to a new English translation and interpretation of Aristotle’s “
On the Progression of Animals,” published by Cambridge University Press.
I have also published a philosophical adventure memoir, “
Pedaling Home,” about my experience bicycle racing the entire length of the Arizona Trail, from Mexico to Utah.
Other Publications
2021
English translation, commentary and interpretation of chapters 14-15 of Aristotle’s “
On the Progression of Animals,” edited by Andrea Falcon and Stasinos Stavrianeas (Cambridge University Press, 2021)
2019
“Poetry and Skiagraphia in
Republic X: A New Analysis of Tragic Mimesis,”
POLITEIA Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 2-27.
2017
“Review of Beauty: The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea by David Konstan,”
The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 75, No. 1, pp. 86-88.
2015
“Audience Psychology and Censorship in Plato’s
Republic: The Problem of the Irrational Part,”
Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 205-215
2014
“Review of Plato on Art and Beauty by A.E. Denham (ed.),”
The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 104-106.
2013
“Plato’s
Phaedo as a Pedagogical Drama,”
Ancient Philosophy, Vol. 33, No. 2 , pp. 333-352
