Sir Richard Rustom Kharsedji Sorabji, CBE,FBA (born 8 November 1934) is a British historian of ancient Western philosophy, and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at King's College London. He has written his 'Intellectual Autobiography' in his Festschrift: R. Salles ed., Metaphysics, Soul and Ethics in Ancient Thought (Oxford, 2005), 1–36. He is the nephew of Cornelia Sorabji, the first woman to practice law in Britain and India.[1]
Sorabji is an ethnic Parsi with roots in India. He was born in Oxford and he was educated at the Dragon School and Charterhouse. After two years National Service, he attended Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1955 to 1959 on the Boulter and Radcliffe Scholarship. He took second-class degrees (see Oxford University Calendar, 1958 p. 312 and 1960, p. 323) in 'Greek and Latin Literature' in 1957 and in 'Literae Humaniores' in 1959. Sorabji subsequently spent some time teaching at his old prep school before completing a B.Phil. at Oxford under Gwil Owen and John Ackrill.
Sorabji's first academic post was at Cornell University in 1962, where he became associate professor in 1968, while working also as an editor of the Philosophical Review. In 1970, he returned to England and joined the faculty of King's College London, where he was appointed Professor of Ancient Philosophy in 1981. His main interest has been Aristotle[2] on whom he published his first books - Aristotle on Memory in 1972 (an annotated translation with introductory essays) and (as co-editor) four volumes of Articles on Aristotle from 1975 to 1979. He went on to write three books on the ancient philosophy of physics: Necessity, Cause and Blame (1980), Time, Creation, and the Continuum (1983), and Matter, Space, and Motion (1988).
Sorabji was President of the Aristotelian Society from 1985 to 1986 and founded the international Ancient Commentators on Aristotle project in 1987. The aim of this project has been to publish the first translations into English of mostly Greek philosophical texts from the period 200–600 A.D, mainly commentaries on Aristotelian works. 100 volumes have been published up the end of 2012, many of them translating the commentaries on Aristotle into English for the first time. Sorabji has himself contributed introductions to some of the volumes, as well as a general introduction to the commentators reprinted in many of the volumes. He lists the translations on his official website.
Sorabji has written essays and a book on M. K. Gandhi. He compares Gandhi to Stoic philosophy so that both Gandhian philosophy of life and Stoicism are illuminated.[3]
Sorabji became a fellow of the British Academy in 1989. He founded the King's College Centre for Philosophical Studies between 1989 and 1991, with the aim of promoting philosophy to the wider public. He was Director of the Institute of Classical Studies from 1991 to 1996 and British Academy Research Professor at Oxford from 1996 to 1999. He gave Gifford Lectures in 1996 and 1997, which were later published in 2000 as Emotion and Peace of Mind: From Stoic Agitation to Christian Temptation. He was made a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999. Sorabji retired from King's College in 2000 and subsequently held teaching positions as Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College, London from 2000 to 2003, adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin from 2000, distinguished visiting scholar at New York University from 2000 to 2003, and visiting professor at City University of New York from 2004. In 2008, he became Cyprus Global Distinguished Professor at New York University. Sorabji is an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, a Fellow of King's College and a Research Fellow of the Institute of Classical Studies.[4]
Articles on Aristotle, with J. Barnes and M. Schofield, Vol. 1: Science, Vol. 2: Ethics and Politics, Vol. 3: Metaphysics, Vol. 4: Psychology and Aesthetics (1975–79)
Necessity, Cause and Blame (1980)
Time, Creation and the Continuum (1983)
Ed. Philoponus and the Rejection of Aristotelian Science (1987; enlarged ed. 2, 2008)
Matter, Space and Motion (1988)
Ed. Aristotle Transformed (1990)
Animal Minds and Human Morals (1993)
Ed. Aristotle and After (1997)
Emotion and Peace of Mind: From Stoic Agitation to Christian Temptation (2000)
Ed. with the late R.W. Sharples, The Philosophy of Commentators, 200–400 A.D. (2003–2005)
The Self: Insights from Different Times and Places (2005).
See the entry on him in the Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Philosophers (2005), vol. 2, 980–983.
External links
Richard Sorabji academic website
Sorabji on Gandhi
January 21, 2023
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Sir Richard Rustom Kharsedji Sorabji CBE FBA born 8 November 1934 is a British historian of ancient Western philosophy and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at King s College London He has written his Intellectual Autobiography in his Festschrift R Salles ed Metaphysics Soul and Ethics in Ancient Thought Oxford 2005 1 36 He is the nephew of Cornelia Sorabji the first woman to practice law in Britain and India 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife EditSorabji is an ethnic Parsi with roots in India He was born in Oxford and he was educated at the Dragon School and Charterhouse After two years National Service he attended Pembroke College Oxford from 1955 to 1959 on the Boulter and Radcliffe Scholarship He took second class degrees see Oxford University Calendar 1958 p 312 and 1960 p 323 in Greek and Latin Literature in 1957 and in Literae Humaniores in 1959 Sorabji subsequently spent some time teaching at his old prep school before completing a B Phil at Oxford under Gwil Owen and John Ackrill Sorabji s first academic post was at Cornell University in 1962 where he became associate professor in 1968 while working also as an editor of the Philosophical Review In 1970 he returned to England and joined the faculty of King s College London where he was appointed Professor of Ancient Philosophy in 1981 His main interest has been Aristotle 2 on whom he published his first books Aristotle on Memory in 1972 an annotated translation with introductory essays and as co editor four volumes of Articles on Aristotle from 1975 to 1979 He went on to write three books on the ancient philosophy of physics Necessity Cause and Blame 1980 Time Creation and the Continuum 1983 and Matter Space and Motion 1988 Sorabji was President of the Aristotelian Society from 1985 to 1986 and founded the international Ancient Commentators on Aristotle project in 1987 The aim of this project has been to publish the first translations into English of mostly Greek philosophical texts from the period 200 600 A D mainly commentaries on Aristotelian works 100 volumes have been published up the end of 2012 many of them translating the commentaries on Aristotle into English for the first time Sorabji has himself contributed introductions to some of the volumes as well as a general introduction to the commentators reprinted in many of the volumes He lists the translations on his official website Sorabji has written essays and a book on M K Gandhi He compares Gandhi to Stoic philosophy so that both Gandhian philosophy of life and Stoicism are illuminated 3 Sorabji became a fellow of the British Academy in 1989 He founded the King s College Centre for Philosophical Studies between 1989 and 1991 with the aim of promoting philosophy to the wider public He was Director of the Institute of Classical Studies from 1991 to 1996 and British Academy Research Professor at Oxford from 1996 to 1999 He gave Gifford Lectures in 1996 and 1997 which were later published in 2000 as Emotion and Peace of Mind From Stoic Agitation to Christian Temptation He was made a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999 Sorabji retired from King s College in 2000 and subsequently held teaching positions as Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College London from 2000 to 2003 adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin from 2000 distinguished visiting scholar at New York University from 2000 to 2003 and visiting professor at City University of New York from 2004 In 2008 he became Cyprus Global Distinguished Professor at New York University Sorabji is an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College Oxford a Fellow of King s College and a Research Fellow of the Institute of Classical Studies 4 Sorabji was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in 1999 for his services to ancient philosophy and knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to philosophical scholarship 5 Publications EditAristotle on Memory 1972 Articles on Aristotle with J Barnes and M Schofield Vol 1 Science Vol 2 Ethics and Politics Vol 3 Metaphysics Vol 4 Psychology and Aesthetics 1975 79 Necessity Cause and Blame 1980 Time Creation and the Continuum 1983 Ed Philoponus and the Rejection of Aristotelian Science 1987 enlarged ed 2 2008 Matter Space and Motion 1988 Ed Aristotle Transformed 1990 Animal Minds and Human Morals 1993 Ed Aristotle and After 1997 Emotion and Peace of Mind From Stoic Agitation to Christian Temptation 2000 Ed with the late R W Sharples The Philosophy of Commentators 200 400 A D 2003 2005 The Self Insights from Different Times and Places 2005 Ed with D Rodin The Ethics of War 2006 Opening Doors The Untold Story of Cornelia Sorabji 2010 The Stoics and Gandhi Modern Experiments on Ancient Values 2012 Perception Conscience and Will in Ancient Philosophy Variorum Collected Studies Series CS 1030 2013 Moral Conscience through the Ages Fifth Century BCE to the Present 2014 Plus 73 articles and two poems References Edit UK honours Cornelia Sorabji Hindustan Times Archived from the original on 28 May 2012 Retrieved 15 December 2012 BBC Radio 4 Greatest Philosopher Aristotle Gandhi was a subtle surprising philosopher in the Stoic style Richard Sorabji Aeon Essays Shin Ahn University of Edinburgh Gifford Lectures No 60895 The London Gazette Supplement 14 June 2014 p b2 Further reading EditSee the entry on him in the Dictionary of Twentieth Century British Philosophers 2005 vol 2 980 983 External links EditRichard Sorabji academic website Sorabji on Gandhi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Sorabji amp oldid 1105690918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
