Richard McKirahan explained

Region:	Western philosophy
Era:	21st-century philosophy
Richard McKirahan
Institutions:	Pomona College

Richard D. McKirahan Jr. is an American philosopher and Edwin Clarence Norton Professor of Classics and Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College in Claremont, California.^[1] He is known for his works on Pre-Socratics.

Early life and education

McKirahan attended the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Oxford as a Marshall Scholar before completing his doctorate at Harvard University.

Career

McKirahan began teaching at Pomona in 1987. He is the president of the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, a position he has held since 2012.

Books

• Book: McKirahan, Richard D.. Principles and Proofs: Aristotle's Theory of Demonstrative Species. 1992. Princeton University Press. 9780691629872. 2.
• Book: McKirahan, Richard D.. Philosophy Before Socrates: An Introduction with Texts and Commentary. 1994. Hackett. 978-1-60384-182-5. Indianapolis. 2. ^{[2] [3]}
• Book: A PreSocratics Reader: Selected Fragments and Testimonia. 1996. Hackett. 9781603843058. Curd. Patricia. Indianapolis. McKirahan. Richard. Curd. Patricia. 2.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard D. McKirahan Jr.. 26 August 2021. Pomona College. en.
2. McCabe. Mary Margaret. 1995. The Presocratics. The Classical Review. 45. 2. 277–279. 0009-840X. 2 September 2021.
3. Waterfield. Robin. 2016. Review of Philosophy Before Socrates: An Introduction with Texts and Commentary, second edition. The Heythrop Journal. en. 57. 1. 144–145. 10.1111/heyj.4_12307. 1468-2265. free.