Ursula Coope

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Ursula Charlotte Macgillivray Coope FBA (born 31 July 1969) is a British classical scholar, who is an expert in the study of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle's physics, metaphysics, and ethics, as well as on Neoplatonism. She is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Oxford.

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Early life and education

Coope was born on 31 July 1969 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. [1] She was educated at Harrogate Grammar School. [1] She studied Philosophy, Politics & Economics at the University of Oxford (BA degree awarded 1992) and then did a PhD in Philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley (1999). [2]

Career

Since 2017, Coope has been the Professor of Ancient Philosophy in the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, and a professorial fellow of Keble College, Oxford. Previously, she was a tutorial fellow and professor of ancient philosophy at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and global distinguished professor at New York University; she has also held positions at University College London, Birkbeck College London, and Princeton. [2] She is joint editor of the ancient philosophy journal Phronesis. [3]

Coope's first book, Time for Aristotle: Physics IV. 10-14 (2005), which analyses Aristotle's conception of time and the importance of this for understanding the Physics as a whole, has been described as "a beautifully concise and clear study of an exceedingly difficult section of the Physics" and an "important, insightful, forcefully characterized interpretation of Aristotle's discussion of time". [4] Her second book, Freedom and Responsibility in Neoplatonist Thought (2020), discusses Neoplatonist philosophers' views of freedom, responsibility, and the relationship between them. [5]

Coope was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2020. [6] [7]

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References

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  6. ""The 2020s will be the decade of the humanities and social sciences", says new British Academy President". The British Academy. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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