Jonathan Greig
@jabgreig.bsky.social
Postdoc @ HU Berlin, deep dives in ancient/Byzantine philosophy. Occasional remarks, usual disclaimers.
Doing my favorite early summer activity: hang out in a beer garden and check out the recent pubs.
May 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Doing my favorite early summer activity: hang out in a beer garden and check out the recent pubs.
May 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Out today! Very pleased to see this work in the wild now—honored to have had the chance to contribute a ch. on the "bundle theory" of matter in Gregory's In hex. A must-read for late antique/early Christian philosophy readers: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
April 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Out today! Very pleased to see this work in the wild now—honored to have had the chance to contribute a ch. on the "bundle theory" of matter in Gregory's In hex. A must-read for late antique/early Christian philosophy readers: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Proclus vs Damascius
April 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Proclus vs Damascius
Certain Thomist types (like the River Forest'y folks) might appreciate this Alexandrian take.
March 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Certain Thomist types (like the River Forest'y folks) might appreciate this Alexandrian take.
Props to Damascius
March 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Props to Damascius
Pleased to announce my project's highlight workshop coming up April 9-10 in Berlin, on the various visions of Greek philosophy, covering a wide swath from Plato and Aristotle to Nietzsche.
With 17 talks, a dense yet rich set of discussions ahead!
With 17 talks, a dense yet rich set of discussions ahead!
March 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Pleased to announce my project's highlight workshop coming up April 9-10 in Berlin, on the various visions of Greek philosophy, covering a wide swath from Plato and Aristotle to Nietzsche.
With 17 talks, a dense yet rich set of discussions ahead!
With 17 talks, a dense yet rich set of discussions ahead!
(Pssst—there is… In the past some called this, um, PHILOSOPHY)
March 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
(Pssst—there is… In the past some called this, um, PHILOSOPHY)
This was a fun read - and very fortuitous timing, having just visited the well-known Academia Vivarium Novum, where all teaching/conversation is *entirely* in Latin and/or ancient Greek. Kept thinking back to the not-so-distant past.
March 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This was a fun read - and very fortuitous timing, having just visited the well-known Academia Vivarium Novum, where all teaching/conversation is *entirely* in Latin and/or ancient Greek. Kept thinking back to the not-so-distant past.
Michael Psellos on Emperor Basil II's reign (take of the observation's possible(?) current relevance what you will):
March 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Michael Psellos on Emperor Basil II's reign (take of the observation's possible(?) current relevance what you will):
Seeing a random twitter claim thrown around, “Plato is more materialistic than Aristotle”, I just had to respond with this classic:
February 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Seeing a random twitter claim thrown around, “Plato is more materialistic than Aristotle”, I just had to respond with this classic:
Since it doesn't happen much, here's the current vibe lately here, between my (now-daily) running schedule.
February 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Since it doesn't happen much, here's the current vibe lately here, between my (now-daily) running schedule.
Honored to contribute to this vol. - finally coming out in April! On Gregory's account of creation, with Greek/transl. + short comm. ch's. Evidence that early Christians do interesting philosophy.
Many thanks to Johannes, Anna, and my other colleagues!
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Many thanks to Johannes, Anna, and my other colleagues!
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
February 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Honored to contribute to this vol. - finally coming out in April! On Gregory's account of creation, with Greek/transl. + short comm. ch's. Evidence that early Christians do interesting philosophy.
Many thanks to Johannes, Anna, and my other colleagues!
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Many thanks to Johannes, Anna, and my other colleagues!
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Also coming up this December in Vienna (also in-person only): everything on the verb, to be/being/eimi, in Ancient Greek philosophical discourse.
Charles Kahn's successor coming up fast
Charles Kahn's successor coming up fast
October 9, 2023 at 5:29 PM
Also coming up this December in Vienna (also in-person only): everything on the verb, to be/being/eimi, in Ancient Greek philosophical discourse.
Charles Kahn's successor coming up fast
Charles Kahn's successor coming up fast
Super interesting talk coming up in December in Vienna by Andrea Moro (in-person only, alas).
October 9, 2023 at 5:28 PM
Super interesting talk coming up in December in Vienna by Andrea Moro (in-person only, alas).
The office view this afternoon from the Hesburgh
October 8, 2023 at 8:56 PM
The office view this afternoon from the Hesburgh
Mmm, it's Falltime, and Hegel (not love) is in the air
October 6, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Mmm, it's Falltime, and Hegel (not love) is in the air
A few shots of the new digs here.
October 3, 2023 at 12:38 PM
A few shots of the new digs here.