J. L. Ackrill

J. L. Ackrill

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. [Owen Goldwin [http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/1998/98.4.01.html „J. L. Ackrill, Essays on Plato and Aristotle.“] in "Bryn Mawr Classical Review" 98.4.01.] .

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. [cite web| title = Professor J.L. Ackrill| work = Obituary| publisher = Times Newspapers
date = 2007-12-20 | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3074592.ece | accessdate =2008-06-19 ]

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

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3074592.ece Times Obituary]


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