Ron Polansky

American philosopher and educator

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Ron Polansky

Spouse| Susan Polansky
Era| 21st century philosophy
Region| Western Philosophy

Main interests

| Ancient philosophy

Ron Polansky is an American philosopher and educator. He was a professor of philosophy at Duquesne University through 2019.[1] He edits the journal Ancient Philosophy.[2] He also edits Mathesis Publications. Polansky taught ancient philosophy, and also taught bioethics. He is married to Susan Polansky, who teaches at Carnegie Mellon University.

## Selected bibliography

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### Authored and edited books

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* (2007) Aristotle's De anima: A Commentary, Cambridge University Press
* (2000) Bioethics: Ancient Themes in Contemporary Issues, co-edited with Mark Kuczewski, M.I.T. Press
* (1992) Philosophy and Knowledge: A Commentary on Plato’s Theaetetus, Bucknell University Press

### Selected articles

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* "Function, Ability, and Desire in Plato's Republic" co-authored with Antonis Coumoundouros in volume honoring G.X. Santas, Philosophical Inquiry Spring 2008, 1–14.
* "Plot, Disease, and Bioethics" co-authored with Gabe Solomon M.D., Philosophical Inquiry Supplementary Volume Fall 2007, 29:154-169.
* "Mistakes, Chance and Bioethics" co-authored with Gabe Solomon M.D., Philosophical Inquiry Supplementary Volume Fall 2007, 29: 170–182.
* "The Bad Is Last but Does Not Last: Aristotle's Metaphysics Y 9" co-authored with Emily Katz, Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy November 2006, 31: 233–242.
* "The Enduring Charm of Plato's Unwritten Doctrines" co-authored with Patrick Macfarlane, Philosophy, Competition and the Good Life. Vol 2. K. Boudouris and Kostas Kalimtzis editors. Ionia Publications: Athens, 2005, 262–271.
* "The Logic of Socratic Inquiry: Illustrated by Plato's Charmides" co-authored with Mark Brouwer, Socrates: 2400 Years Since His Death, International Symposium Proceedings, Vassilis Karasmais ed. European Cultural Center of Delphi, 2004, 233–245.
* "Disability in Earlier Greek Philosophers" co-authored with Patrick Macfarlane, Skepsis 15: 2004, 25–41.
* "Moral Virtue and Megalopsychia " co-authored with James Stover, Ancient Philosophy 23: 2003, 351–359.
* "Variety of Socratic Elenchi" co-authored with Micheele Carpenter in Gary A. Scott ed., Does Socrates Have a Method?: Rethinking the Elenchus in Plato's Dialogues and Beyond, Pennsylvania State University Press, 2002, 89–100.
* "Politeia is Aristotle's 'Best Constitution'" Iphitos 1: 2000, 59–70.

## See also

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* American philosophy
* List of American philosophers

## References

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1. ^ "PROFESSORS ENTERING RETIREMENT IN 2018–2019," The Review of Metaphysics.
2. ^ Ancient Philosophy website, pdcnet.org; accessed October 14, 2014.

## External links

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* Ancient Philosophy homepage

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