Stephen Menn Explained

Stephen Menn (born 1964) is Professor of Philosophy at McGill University. Between 2011 and 2015 he was Professor of Ancient and Contemporary Philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin, where he maintains the status of honorary professor.^[1]

His specialties include ancient philosophy (Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism and neo-Platonism), medieval philosophy (Western and Islamic). He is also a mathematician, holding a doctorate in Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University in 1985 and one in Philosophy from University of Chicago in 1989.

Menn is the son of linguist Lise Menn, the widow of William Bright, and is the step-brother of writer Susie Bright.^[2]

Books

• Menn, Stephen. Plato on God As Nous.^[3] Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1995.
• Menn, Stephen. Descartes and Augustine, Cambridge University Press, 1998; revised paperback edition, 2002
• Menn, Stephen. The Aim and the Argument of Aristotle's Metaphysics (draft).

See also

• Stoic categories
• List of American philosophers

External links

• Official page at McGill University
• Official page at Humboldt-Berlin, includes full bibliography

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Menn . Stephen . Stephen Menn: McGill University Faculty Page . McGill University Department of Philosophy.
2. News: William Bright, 78, Expert in Indigenous Languages, Is Dead. Fox. Margalit. 2006-10-23. The New York Times. 2018-05-15. en-US. 0362-4331.
3. Book: Riel, Gerd Van. Plato's Gods. 6 October 2016. 2016. Routledge. 9781317079934. 71.