Dr. Rachel Barney

Professor

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Biography

Rachel Barney is a Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto and a Canada Research Chair (Tier-1) in Classical Philosophy. She earned her PhD from Princeton University and has taught at the University of Ottawa and the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on early sophists and the late Neoplatonic commentator Simplicius, with particular interest in ethics, psychology, epistemology, and philosophical methodology as they connect with Plato's theory of the good. Some of her recent publications include "Notes on Kalon and the Good in Plato," and works analyzing the rhetoric of Plato's opponents.

Research Interests

Ancient Philosophy Classical Philosophy Plato Ethics Psychology Epistemology Philosophical Method

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Classics.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology