Region: | Western philosophy |
Era: | 21st-century philosophy |
Miriam Galston | |
Birth Date: | 1946 |
School Tradition: | Islamic philosophy |
Institutions: | George Washington University |
Main Interests: | political philosophy |
Thesis Title: | Opinion and Knowledge in Farabi's Understanding of Aristotle's Philosophy |
Thesis Year: | 1973 |
Doctoral Advisor: | Muhsin Mahdi |
Spouse: | William A. Galston[1] |
Education: | University of Chicago (Ph.D.) |
Influences: | Farabi |
Awards: | Farabi Award |
Miriam Galston (born 1946) is an American philosopher and associate professor at The George Washington University Law School. She is known for her research on Farabi[2] [3] and won the Farabi International Award for her book Politics and Excellence.[4]