Gwilym Ellis Lane Owen
Gwilym Ellis Lane Owen (born May 18, 1922 , † July 10, 1982 ) was a British philosopher of Welsh origin who dealt with the history of ancient Greek philosophy .
Life
From 1973 until his death, he was the fourth Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Cambridge University . In 1968 he became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1969 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy .
He is best known for his views on the philosophical development of Aristotle . Together with J. L. Ackrill and Gregory Vlastos , he is considered to be one of the initiators of the study of ancient Greek philosophy in the Anglo-American context. Martha Nussbaum is one of his students, along with many others .
Together with Ingemar Düring , he founded the Symposium Aristotelicum in 1957 , a symposium of important Aristotle researchers that takes place every three years.
literature
- Malcolm Schofield, Martha Craven Nussbaum (Eds.): Language and Logos: Studies in Ancient Greek Philosophy Presented to GEL Owen . 1982. (with list of publications)
Web links
- John Lloyd Ackrill: Gwilym Ellis Lane Owen 1922–1982, in: Proceedings of the British Academy 1985, pp. 481–499, (PDF) (with photograph)
- biography
Individual evidence
- ^ Charlotte Witt: The Evolution of Developmental Interpretations . In: William Robert Wians (Ed.): Aristotle's Philosophical Development: Problems and Prospects . 1996, p. 74.
- ↑ Bryn Mawr Classical Review 98.4.01
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Owen, Gwilym Ellis Lane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1922 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1982 |