Rachel Barney | |
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Born | 14 September 1966 |
Education | Princeton University (PhD) |
Era | 21st-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
Institutions | University of Toronto |
Thesis | A Reading of Plato's Cratylus (1995) |
Doctoral advisor | John Madison Cooper |
Main interests | ancient philosophy |
Website | http://individual.utoronto.ca/rbarney/Home.html |
Rachel Barney (born 14 September 1966) is a Canadian philosopher and Professor and Acting Associate Chair at the department of philosophy at the University of Toronto. She is known for her works on ancient philosophy. [1] [2] [3]
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