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institution1865–present

Cornell University

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higher education
research
usa/ithaca new york

Summary

Cornell University in Ithaca New York — founded 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White — home of Tad Brennan (Stoic philosophy) and previously Rachana Kamtekar (Plato), making it a significant center for ancient philosophy scholarship.

Core Contribution

Represents the American research university's role in maintaining serious engagement with ancient philosophy — Cornell's philosophy department has housed leading scholars of Stoicism and Plato, connecting ancient philosophy to contemporary questions through rigorous scholarship.

Historical Influences

American research university model Land-grant tradition

Intellectual Lineage

Ithaca New YorkLand-grant universityIvy League

Contemporaries & Peers

Princeton Yale Harvard

Minds Influenced

Ancient philosophy scholarship Jonathan Bi

Intellectual Posterity

Cornell University Tad Brennan Rachana Kamtekar

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