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John M. Cooper

Disciplines:
ethics
ancient philosophy

Summary

American scholar of ancient Greek philosophy who has contributed authoritative studies of Plato, Aristotle, and Hellenistic ethics, including the Complete Works of Plato edition.

Core Contribution

Edited the standard complete works of Plato (Hackett); wrote influential studies on Aristotle's theory of the good life and reason and emotion; contributed to understanding Stoic and Epicurean ethics in Pursuits of Wisdom.

Notable Works & Achievements

Reason and Human Good in Aristotle

Plato: Complete Works

Pursuits of Wisdom

Historical Influences

Aristotle Plato

Intellectual Lineage

Analytic Ancient Philosophy

Contemporaries & Peers

J. Annas David Sedley

Minds Influenced

Ancient Philosophy Research

Intellectual Posterity

Ancient Philosophy Scholarship

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