Stephen Menn
American philosopher (born 1964)
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Stephen Menn (born 1964) is professor of philosophy at University of Toronto.[1]
University of Chicago (PhD) (Philosophy)
Stephen Menn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (PhD) (Mathematics) University of Chicago (PhD) (Philosophy) |
| Theses | |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel Garber (philosopher) |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Toronto McGill University Humboldt University of Berlin Princeton University |
| Website | https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/directory/stephen-menn/ |
Life
Menn joined University of Toronto in 2025, before that he taught from 1989 to 1992 at Princeton University and at McGill University from 1992 to 2025. Between 2011 and 2015 he was Professor of Ancient and Contemporary Philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin, where he maintains the status of honorary professor.[2][3]
His specialties include ancient philosophy (Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism and neo-Platonism), medieval philosophy (Western and Islamic). He is also a mathematician, holding a doctorate in Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University in 1985 and one in Philosophy from University of Chicago in 1989.[3]
Menn is the son of linguist Lise Menn, the widow of William Bright, and is the step-brother of writer Susie Bright.[4]
Books
- Menn, Stephen. Plato on God As Nous.[5] Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1995. ISBN 978-0-585-02970-2
- Menn, Stephen. Descartes and Augustine, Cambridge University Press, 1998; revised paperback edition, 2002
- Menn, Stephen. The Aim and the Argument of Aristotle's Metaphysics (draft).