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Ursula Coope is a Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Professorial Fellow at Keble College. Her research primarily focuses on areas related to Aristotle, especially Aristotle's Physics and the philosophy of action, and late antique philosophy, particularly Neoplatonist accounts of freedom and responsibility. Coope's book examines Aristotle’s account of time, raising questions about temporal order, the role of the present, and the relationship between time and the mind. She has been involved in extensive scholarly work concerning Aristotle's views on change, agency, and infinite regress. Her exploration of Neoplatonist views regards the notion that one becomes free by achieving a state of perfection. She challenges the idea of non-bodied freedom and self-causation in her research, while also questioning the implications of happiness in relation to time. In addition to her research, she supervises graduate students in various ancient philosophy programs and conducts graduate seminars.
University of Oxford • Oxford, England
Professorial Fellow at Keble College, Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board.
Corpus Christi College, Oxford • Oxford, England
Served as Tutorial Fellow.
New York University • New York, NY, USA
Involved in various academic activities.
Corpus Christi College, Oxford • Oxford, England
Engaged in lecturing and tutoring students.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ, USA
Conducted lectures and seminars.
Birkbeck College, University of London • London, England
Taught undergraduate and graduate courses.
University College, London • London, England
Focused on advanced research in philosophy.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.