Stephen Menn
Stephen Menn | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (PhD) (Mathematics) University of Chicago (PhD) (Philosophy) |
| Theses | |
| Daniel Garber (philosopher) | |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Toronto McGill University Humboldt University of Berlin Princeton University |
| Website | https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/directory/stephen-menn/ |
Stephen Menn (born 1964) is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, Humboldt University of Berlin, and McGill University.[1][2] He is the inaugural holder of the Michael and Virginia Walsh Chair in the History of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, and a James McGill Professor at McGill University.[3][4][5]
His specialties include ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy, as well as the history and of philosophy mathematics.
Life
[edit]Menn is the son of linguist Lise Menn, the widow of William Bright, and is the step-brother of writer Susie Bright.[6]
He holds two doctorate degrees: one in Philosophy conferred by the University of Chicago in 1989; and the other in mathematics, conferred by Johns Hopkins University in 1985.[7]
He has an Erdős number of 3.[8]
Menn joined University of Toronto in 2025. He taught at Princeton University from 1989 to 1992, joining McGill University in 1992. Between 2011 and 2015 he was Professor of Ancient and Contemporary Philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin, where he maintains the status of honorary professor.[7][9]
Books
[edit]- Menn, Stephen. Plato on God As Nous.[10] Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1995. ISBN 978-0-585-02970-2
- Menn, Stephen. Descartes and Augustine, Cambridge University Press, 1998; revised paperback edition, 2002
- Menn, Stephen. The Aim and the Argument of Aristotle's Metaphysics (draft).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Prof. Dr. Dr. Stephen Menn". Institut für Philosophie (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "Prof. Stephen Menn". The Royal Society of Canada. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ "James McGill Professors". Office of the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic). Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ Weinberg, Justin (November 3, 2025). "Menn from McGill to Toronto". Daily Nous.
- ↑ "Welcoming the Inaugural Michael & Virginia Walsh Chair in History of Philosophy: Stephen Menn". Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto. January 9, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ Fox, Margalit (2006-10-23). "William Bright, 78, Expert in Indigenous Languages, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- 1 2 Menn, Stephen. "Stephen Menn: McGill University Faculty Page". McGill University Department of Philosophy.
- ↑ "American Mathematical Society: MathSciNet Collaboration Distance Calculator". mathscinet.ams.org. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ↑ "Stephen Menn". Department of Philosophy. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ Riel, Gerd Van (2016). Plato's Gods. Routledge. p. 71. ISBN 9781317079934. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
External links
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- 21st-century American philosophers
- Academic staff of McGill University
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American scholars of ancient Greek philosophy
- Academic staff of the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- University of Chicago alumni
- Princeton University faculty
- Philosophers of the University of Toronto