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Christopher Bruell

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Christopher Bruell
Born1942
Died2024
EducationUniversity of Chicago (PhD), Cornell University (BA)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsBoston College
ThesisXenophon's Education of Cyrus (1969)
Main interests
ancient Greek philosophy, political philosophy

Christopher Bruell (1942–2024) is an American philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Boston College.[1] He is known for his works on ancient Greek philosophy.[2][3][4] [5]

Books

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  • On The Socratic Education, An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues, Rowman & Littlefield, 1999
  • Aristotle as Teacher: His Introduction to a Philosophical Science, St. Augustine's Press, 2014

References

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  1. ^ "People". Political Science Department - Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences - Boston College.
  2. ^ "Christopher Bruell: Problem of Teaching Plato Today". The Great Thinkers.
  3. ^ Fairbanks, Charles H. (2002). "Review of On the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues". The Review of Metaphysics. 56 (2): 411–413. ISSN 0034-6632.
  4. ^ Emberley, Peter C. (September 2001). "On the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues. By Christopher Bruell. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 240p. $35.00". American Political Science Review. 95 (3): 714–714. doi:10.1017/S0003055400500021. ISSN 0003-0554.
  5. ^ Goldin, Owen (2016). "Aristotle as Teacher: His Introduction to a Philosophical Science by Christopher Bruell (review)". Journal of the History of Philosophy. 54 (1): 154–155. doi:10.1353/hph.2016.0017. ISSN 1538-4586.