John Lloyd Ackrill FBA (
30
December 1921 –
30
November 2007) was a
philosopher and
classicist who specialized in
Ancient Greek philosophy, especially the
philosophy of
Plato
and
Aristotle. Ackrill has been said to
be, along with
Gregory Vlastos and
G. E.
L. Owen,
one of the most important scholars of Greek philosophy in the
English-speaking world in the latter half of the 20th
century..
At the
time of his death Ackrill was Emeritus Professor of the History of
Philosophy and Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford
.
Early life
After
attending Reading
School
, Ackrill read
classical mods at St John's College, Oxford
.
Major writings
Books
- Essays on Plato and Aristotle (1997)
- Aristotle the Philosopher (1981)
- Aristotle's Ethics (1983)
Translations and commentaries
- Aristotle, A New Aristotle Reader (1988)
- Aristotle, Categories and De Interpretatione
(1963)
References
External links
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