Dr. Antonis Coumoundouros
Assistant Professor
Valade Hall 317
517-265-5161, x4100
acoumoundouros@adrian.edu

Education
Ph.D. Duquesne University, Philosophy, 2006.
M.A. Duquesne University, Philosophy, 2002.
B.S. Radford University, Philosophy and Religious Studies, 1999.

Specialist in Ancient Philosophy, Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy

Selected Publications
"Does Plato's Account of Politeiai in Republic 8 Merit Our Attention?", in Polis: The Journal For Ancient Greek Political Thought, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2009

“Function, Ability, and Desire in Plato’s Republic,” (with Ronald Polansky) in volume dedicated to G. X. Santas, Philosophical Inquiry, Vol. 30, n. 1-2, Winter-Spring, 2008.

“Progress in Practical/Ethical Thinking?” (with Ronald Polansky), in Paideia: Education in the Global Era, Volume II, Konstantine Boudouris and Kostas Kalimtzis, Editors. Ionia Publications: Athens, 2008.

Book Review: Shields, Christopher. Classical Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction. New York: Routledge, 2003, Ancient Philosophy, vol. 25, n.1, 2005.

Book Review: Bobonich, Christopher. Plato’s Utopia Recast: His Later Ethics and Politics. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2002, International Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 44, n. 3, September 2004.

Works in Progress
Book: Introduction and Translation of Plato’s Critias

Book: “A New Commentary on Plato’s Republic,” co-authoring with Ronald Polansky.

Conference Presentations
“Three Observations on Plato’s Timaeus and Critias,” 2007 Annual Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Conference, Fordham University, New York, NY, Oct. 20-21, 2007.

“Progress in Practical/Ethical Thinking?” (with Ronald Polansky) 19th International Conference in Philosophy, Paideia: Education in the Global Era (organized by the International Association for Greek Philosophy), Samos, Greece, July 15-21, 2007.

“Plato’s Arguments Against Tyranny and the Tyrannical Life: Republic 8 and 9,” 2006 Annual Northeastern Political Science Association Conference: Political Philosophy Panels, Boston, MA, Nov. 9-12, 2006.

Comments on: “Socratic Justice and the Question of Civil Disobedience” by Jason Giannetti (Framingham State College). 2006 Annual Northeastern Political Science Association Conference: Political Philosophy Panels, Boston, MA, Nov. 9-12, 2006.

Comments on: “Minding Your Own Business in Thucydides and Plato” by Joyce M. Mullan (University of Wisconsin-Madison). 2006 Annual Northeastern Political Science Association Conference: Political Philosophy Panels, Boston, MA, Nov. 9-12, 2006.

“Necessary and Unnecessary Desires in the Republic,” 2006 Annual Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Conference, Fordham University, New York, NY, Oct. 20-22, 2006.

“Plato’s Preliminary Account of Tyranny in Republic 1 and 2,” 2005 Annual Northeastern Political Science Association Conference: Political Philosophy Panels, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 17-19, 2005

“Plato’s Discussion of Deviant Constitutions in Republic 8,” 2005 Annual Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Conference, Fordham University, New York, NY, Oct. 14-16, 2005.

“The Language of Tyranny Prior to Plato and Aristotle,” Eleventh Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA, Feb. 25-27, 2005.

“The Relevance of Platonic Political Philosophy: Understanding Tyranny,” Tenth Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, Duquesne University, April 3-5, 2004.

“Aristotle on Why We Die,” (with Ronald Polansky), Thirteenth International Symposium of the Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture, Pyrgos, Greece, Aug. 4-10, 2002.

“Nietzsche and an Ethics of Immanence,” Eighth Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, Duquesne University, March 23-24, 2001.

Other Interests
Soccer, music