Pre-doctoral Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2023–24 The CHS Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Hellenic Studies has been a pivotal milestone in my personal and academic development. I am sincerely grateful for the diverse opportunities and enriching experiences it has provided. This fellowship has significantly advanced my research capabilities by granting me access… Read more
CHS Pre-doctoral Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2023–24 Strauss’ first reference to Xenophon can be found in a letter to his close friend Jacob Klein: “Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon are not historians […] but authors of exoteric, protreptic writings.” [1] The time in which he addresses… Read more
Pre-doctoral Fellow in Hellenic Studies 2022–23 From ancient times until the early modern period, determining the arrangement of the planets (forma mundi) posed one of the most difficult and urgent inquiries in the field of cosmology. In his cosmological system, Plato did not resolve the forma mundi problem; rather, he left it as… Read more
My current research aims to answer three interrelated questions: (a) What did the botanical knowledge of the archaic and the classical Greek era look like?; (b) how and why did it offer the Greek authors of the time convenient ways of thinking (analogically) about other experiences and realms of speculation, such as society, kinship ties, or the body?; and (c) can the study of the ancient botanical knowledge ultimately help… Read more
This project examines the nature and function of several important bodies in Hellenistic Stoic physics: the active principle, the passive principle, primary matter, the elements, pneuma, and the cosmos. The terms that refer to these bodies are used in many ways by the Stoics and their sources. By clarifying the different senses of these terms and reinterpreting several pieces of evidence in light of this analysis, we can determine the… Read more
