Christopher Shields | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 July 1958 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bowling Green State University (BA, MA), Cornell University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Aristotle's Philosophy of Mind (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Terence Irwin |
| Other advisors | Gail Fine, Sydney Shoemaker, Michael Woods |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School or tradition | Ancient philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Notre Dame University of Oxford University of California,San Diego |
| Main interests | Aristotle |
Christopher Shields (born 26 July 1958) is an American philosopher and the Henry E. Allison Endowed Chair in the History of Philosophy at the University of California San Diego. [1] [2] He is an Honorary Research Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall,University of Oxford,where he was Professor of Classical Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board. [3] He was formerly the George N. Shuster Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. [4] He is the editor of Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews . [5]