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Gabriel Shapiro specializes in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, with a recent focus on ancient Greek metaphysics, particularly on ontology, essentialism, and the Principle of Non-Contradiction. His current projects include exploring Aristotle's argument regarding the impossibility of believing a contradiction and delving into the ontology presented in Plato's Republic, including a forgotten argument for essentialism by Aristotle. His interests encompass ancient Greek epistemology and ethics, contemporary metaphysics, and the reception of Aristotelianism in medieval Arabic and Hebrew philosophy. Gabriel received his PhD from Princeton University in 2022, where his dissertation covered essentialism in Plato and Aristotle. He has also been recognized as a NYU Bersoff Faculty Fellow for the term of 2022–24. His work has been published in journals such as Phronesis, Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, and the Journal of History of Philosophy (forthcoming).
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Gabriel Shapiro serves as an Assistant Professor specializing in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science