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Eli Diamond specializes in Ancient Greek philosophy, focusing particularly on Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy. He earned a combined honours degree in Classics and Contemporary Studies from the University of King's College, followed by an MA from Dalhousie's Classics Department, where he wrote his thesis on Plato’s Sophist and Neoplatonic interpretations. He completed his doctoral studies at Northwestern University and spent time studying abroad in Freiburg, Germany, and Paris, France. Prior to joining Dalhousie University, he taught in Philosophy departments at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College (Memorial University) in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, and St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. At Dalhousie, he teaches Ancient Greek Philosophy and the Greek language, with ongoing research on a SSHRC-funded project entitled 'Political Ontology: Metaphysics and Politics in Ancient Greek Philosophy.' This project explores the relationship between metaphysics and politics in the works of Plato and Aristotle.