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==Education and career== |
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Striker was born and educated in [[Germany]], earning her doctorate in philosophy from the [[University of Göttingen]] under the supervision of [[:de:Günther Patzig|Günther Patzig]] in 1969 and her [[Habilitation]], also from Göttingen in 1978.<ref>https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/striker/files/striker-cv.pdf</ref> She taught philosophy at Göttingen from 1971–1986, and then was professor of philosophy at [[Columbia University]] from 1986–1989, and then at Harvard from 1989–1997. In 1997, she became the sixth [[Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy]] at the [[University of Cambridge]], [[England]], serving until 2000, when she returned to Harvard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/12.14/03-peripatetic.html|title=A peripatetic returns|last=Powell|first=Alvin|date=14 December 2000|publisher=Harvard University Gazette|accessdate=14 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629115834/http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/12.14/03-peripatetic.html|archivedate=29 June 2011}}</ref> She expressed frustration with the ancient philosophy program at Harvard.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/10/14/philosophy-ancient-students-program/| title = Gisela |
Striker was born and educated in [[Germany]], earning her doctorate in philosophy from the [[University of Göttingen]] under the supervision of [[:de:Günther Patzig|Günther Patzig]] in 1969 and her [[Habilitation]], also from Göttingen in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/striker/files/striker-cv.pdf | title=Curriculum Vitae - Gisela Striker | website=scholar.harvard.edu}}</ref> She taught philosophy at Göttingen from 1971–1986, and then was professor of philosophy at [[Columbia University]] from 1986–1989, and then at Harvard from 1989–1997. In 1997, she became the sixth [[Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy]] at the [[University of Cambridge]], [[England]], serving until 2000, when she returned to Harvard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/12.14/03-peripatetic.html|title=A peripatetic returns|last=Powell|first=Alvin|date=14 December 2000|publisher=Harvard University Gazette|accessdate=14 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629115834/http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/12.14/03-peripatetic.html|archivedate=29 June 2011}}</ref> She expressed frustration with the ancient philosophy program at Harvard.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/10/14/philosophy-ancient-students-program/| title = Gisela Striker's Exit Casts Program In Doubt {{!}} News {{!}} The Harvard Crimson}}</ref> |
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==Philosophical work== |
==Philosophical work== |
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Striker specializes in ancient philosophy, teaching [[Plato]] and [[Aristotle]], as well as earlier and later [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] and [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] authors. She has written mostly on topics in Hellenistic philosophy (the [[epistemology]] and ethics of [[Stoics]], [[Epicureans]], and [[Skeptics]]) and on [[Aristotelian logic]]. Her work on Aristotle's logic builds on the tradition started in 1951 by [[Jan Lukasiewicz]]<ref>Degnan, M. 1994. Recent Work in Aristotle's Logic. Philosophical Books 35.2 (April, 1994): 81-89.</ref> and reinvigorated in the early 1970s by [[John Corcoran (logician)|John Corcoran]] and [[Timothy Smiley]].<ref>*Review of "Aristotle, Prior Analytics: Book I, Gisela Striker (translation and commentary), Oxford UP, 2009, 268pp., $39.95 (pbk), {{ISBN|978-0-19-925041-7}}." in the ''Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'', [http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=18787 2010.02.02].</ref> |
Striker specializes in ancient philosophy, teaching [[Plato]] and [[Aristotle]], as well as earlier and later [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] and [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] authors. She has written mostly on topics in Hellenistic philosophy (the [[epistemology]] and ethics of [[Stoics]], [[Epicureans]], and [[Skeptics]]) and on [[Aristotelian logic]]. Her work on Aristotle's logic builds on the tradition started in 1951 by [[Jan Lukasiewicz]]<ref>Degnan, M. 1994. Recent Work in Aristotle's Logic. Philosophical Books 35.2 (April, 1994): 81-89.</ref> and reinvigorated in the early 1970s by [[John Corcoran (logician)|John Corcoran]] and [[Timothy Smiley]].<ref>*Review of "Aristotle, Prior Analytics: Book I, Gisela Striker (translation and commentary), Oxford UP, 2009, 268pp., $39.95 (pbk), {{ISBN|978-0-19-925041-7}}." in the ''Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'', [http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=18787 2010.02.02] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615062213/http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=18787 |date=2011-06-15 }}.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 4 December 2024
Gisela Striker | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Doctoral advisor | Günther Patzig |
Main interests | ancient philosophy |
Gisela Striker (born 1943) is a German classical scholar. She is Professor Emerita of Philosophy and Classics at Harvard University and a specialist in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy.[1]
Education and career
[edit]Striker was born and educated in Germany, earning her doctorate in philosophy from the University of Göttingen under the supervision of Günther Patzig in 1969 and her Habilitation, also from Göttingen in 1978.[2] She taught philosophy at Göttingen from 1971–1986, and then was professor of philosophy at Columbia University from 1986–1989, and then at Harvard from 1989–1997. In 1997, she became the sixth Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, England, serving until 2000, when she returned to Harvard.[3] She expressed frustration with the ancient philosophy program at Harvard.[4]
Philosophical work
[edit]Striker specializes in ancient philosophy, teaching Plato and Aristotle, as well as earlier and later Greek and Roman authors. She has written mostly on topics in Hellenistic philosophy (the epistemology and ethics of Stoics, Epicureans, and Skeptics) and on Aristotelian logic. Her work on Aristotle's logic builds on the tradition started in 1951 by Jan Lukasiewicz[5] and reinvigorated in the early 1970s by John Corcoran and Timothy Smiley.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Classics Dept Faculty: Gisela Striker". Harvard University. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae - Gisela Striker" (PDF). scholar.harvard.edu.
- ^ Powell, Alvin (14 December 2000). "A peripatetic returns". Harvard University Gazette. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Gisela Striker's Exit Casts Program In Doubt | News | The Harvard Crimson".
- ^ Degnan, M. 1994. Recent Work in Aristotle's Logic. Philosophical Books 35.2 (April, 1994): 81-89.
- ^ *Review of "Aristotle, Prior Analytics: Book I, Gisela Striker (translation and commentary), Oxford UP, 2009, 268pp., $39.95 (pbk), ISBN 978-0-19-925041-7." in the Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2010.02.02 Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine.
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