Charles Francis Brittain (born 1966) is an American philosopher currently the Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy and Humane Letters at Cornell University. He specializes in ancient philosophy, specifically Hellenistic philosophy. His work lies within the Platonic tradition and draws on texts from Cicero, Augustine, and Simplicius. [1][2]
Charles Brittain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
Main interests | ancient Greek philosophy |
Books
edit- Philo of Larissa. The last of the Academic sceptics. Oxford, 2001
- Cicero: On Academic Scepticism. Hackett. 2006
- Simplicius On Epictetus Handbook 1-26 (ed.). London & Ithaca, 2002
- Simplicius On Epictetus Handbook 27-53. London & Ithaca, 2002, trans. with Tad Brennan, for the series The Greek commentators on Aristotle
- Plato: The Divided Self, edited with T. Brennan & R. Barney, Cambridge, 2012
References
edit- ^ "Charles Francis Brittain". cornell.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Brittain, Charles". worldcat.org. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
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