Employment
Associate Lecturer 2014 – present
The School of Philosophy and Theology, The University of Notre Dame Australia.
Anderson Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2023
The Department of Philosophy, The University of Sydney.
Education
PhD in Philosophy 2022
The Department of Philosophy, The University of Sydney.
Dissertation: Philosophical Andreia in Plato’s Republic.
Supervisors: Professor Rick Benitez (primary), Associate Professor Luke Russell (secondary), and
Professor Peter Anstey (secondary).
Examiners: Professor Angie Hobbs (the University of Sheffield) and Professor Linda Rabieh (MIT).
MPhil in Philosophy 2012
The Department of Philosophy, The University of Sydney.
Dissertation: “Bear Up, My Heart:” Endurance in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.
Supervisors: Professor Rick Benitez (primary), and Associate Professor Luke Russell (secondary).
Examiners: Professor Kathryn Morgan (UCLA) and Professor Barbara Graziosi (Princeton University).
B.A. (Honours, First Class) in Philosophy 2008
Dissertation: “Myth and Politics in Plato’s Laws.”
Supervisor: Professor Rick Benitez.
B.A. in Philosophy and English Literature 2005
The University of Sydney.
Areas of Research and Teaching Interest
Ancient Greek Philosophy, the History of Philosophy, Ethics, Moral Psychology.
Publications
“Does Achilles Forgive in the Iliad? The Archaic Origins of the Virtue of Forgivingness,” Journal of 2017
Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand) – Special Issue, 98-109.
“Plato’s Reference to Lamachus,” Classical Quarterly, 64.1, 43-48 2014
Works in Progress
Courage in the Cave: Philosophical Courage in Plato’s Republic (monograph).
“Plato’s Philosophical Hound: An Image of the Philosopher in the Republic” (article).
Awards
The Australasian Association of Philosophy Media Award, Shortlisted. 2024
The Lucy Firth Prize for Meritorious Performance 2018
The Department of Philosophy, The University of Sydney.
Australian Postgraduate Award 2014-2018
Logos Team, Vice Chancellor’s Award for Initiatives that Enhance Student Learning 2015
The University of Notre Dame Australia.
The Lucy Firth Prize for Meritorious Performance 2014
The Department of Philosophy, The University of Sydney.
Teaching Experience
Lecturing
The Core Curriculum, The University of Notre Dame. 2014-present
Hellenistic Philosophy, The University of Sydney. 2015
History of Philosophy: Ancient, The University of Notre Dame. 2013-2015
Classical Mind, The University of Sydney. 2011-2014
Tutoring
The Core Curriculum, The University of Notre Dame. 2009-2014
Moral Psychology, The University of Sydney. 2013
Reality, Ethics, and Beauty, The University of Sydney. 2012-2013
Critical Thinking, The University of Sydney. 2012-2013
Society, Knowledge, and Self, The University of Sydney. 2012
Papers Presented
“The Image of the Leaky Jars in Plato’s Gorgias,” 11th International Conference on Greek 2015
Research at the University of Flinders, Adelaide.
“The Image of the Leaky Jars in Plato’s Gorgias,” The University of Sydney History of Philosophy 2012
Colloquium.
“Plato’s Reference to Lamachus,” The Australasian Society for Classical Studies, 33rd Annual 2012
Conference, Monash University.
“From Achilles to Socrates: Philosophical Courage in Plato’s Protagoras,” The Australasian 2011
Society for Classical Studies, 32nd Annual Conference, University of Auckland.
“From Achilles to Socrates: Philosophical Courage in Plato’s Protagoras,” University of Sydney 2010
Postgraduate Philosopher’s Colloquium.
Referees
Professor Rick Benitez
Department of Philosophy
The University of Sydney
rick.Benitez@sydney.edu.au
Associate Professor Luke Russell
Department of Philosophy
The University of Sydney