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Elizabeth Asmis
Professor in the Department of Classics

Areas of Expertise:

  • Stoicism
  • Philosophy: Greek
  • Philosophy: Roman
  • Humanities
Media Contact:
Josh Schonwald
(773) 702-6421
jschonwa@uchicago.edu

Background:


Professor Asmis is the author of Epicurus' Scientific Method (1984) and articles on Plato, Philodemus, Lucretius, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Her current research focuses on Hellenistic poetics, Stoic ethics, Cicero's political philosophy, and the language of Plato. Her teaching covers Greek and Roman philosophy and literary criticism.

News clippings:
Longtime U. of C. professor of Latin
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
November 5, 2007

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Nancy Pearce Helmbold, 1918-2007
November 2, 2007

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