Ron Polansky Explained
| Region: | Western Philosophy |
| Ron Polansky |
| Spouse: | Susan Polansky |
| Main Interests: | Ancient philosophy |
Ron Polansky is an American philosopher and educator. He was a professor of philosophy at Duquesne University through 2019.[1] He edits the journal Ancient Philosophy.[2] He also edits Mathesis Publications. Polansky taught ancient philosophy, and also taught bioethics. He is married to Susan Polansky, who teaches at Carnegie Mellon University.
Selected bibliography
Authored and edited books
- (2007) Aristotle's De anima: A Commentary, Cambridge University Press
- (2000) Bioethics: Ancient Themes in Contemporary Issues, co-edited with Mark Kuczewski, M.I.T. Press
- (1992) Philosophy and Knowledge: A Commentary on Plato’s Theaetetus, Bucknell University Press
Selected articles
- "Function, Ability, and Desire in Plato's Republic" co-authored with Antonis Coumoundouros in volume honoring G.X. Santas, Philosophical Inquiry Spring 2008, 1–14.
- "Plot, Disease, and Bioethics" co-authored with Gabe Solomon M.D., Philosophical Inquiry Supplementary Volume Fall 2007, 29:154-169.
- "Mistakes, Chance and Bioethics" co-authored with Gabe Solomon M.D., Philosophical Inquiry Supplementary Volume Fall 2007, 29: 170–182.
- "The Bad Is Last but Does Not Last: Aristotle's Metaphysics Y 9" co-authored with Emily Katz, Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy November 2006, 31: 233–242.
- "The Enduring Charm of Plato's Unwritten Doctrines" co-authored with Patrick Macfarlane, Philosophy, Competition and the Good Life. Vol 2. K. Boudouris and Kostas Kalimtzis editors. Ionia Publications: Athens, 2005, 262–271.
- "The Logic of Socratic Inquiry: Illustrated by Plato's Charmides" co-authored with Mark Brouwer, Socrates: 2400 Years Since His Death, International Symposium Proceedings, Vassilis Karasmais ed. European Cultural Center of Delphi, 2004, 233–245.
- "Disability in Earlier Greek Philosophers" co-authored with Patrick Macfarlane, Skepsis 15: 2004, 25–41.
- "Moral Virtue and Megalopsychia " co-authored with James Stover, Ancient Philosophy 23: 2003, 351–359.
- "Variety of Socratic Elenchi" co-authored with Micheele Carpenter in Gary A. Scott ed., Does Socrates Have a Method?: Rethinking the Elenchus in Plato's Dialogues and Beyond, Pennsylvania State University Press, 2002, 89–100.
- "Politeia is Aristotle's 'Best Constitution'" Iphitos 1: 2000, 59–70.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/322/article/736619 "PROFESSORS ENTERING RETIREMENT IN 2018–2019,"
- http://secure.pdcnet.org/ancientphil/Ancient-Philosophy Ancient Philosophy website
