{"id":2,"date":"2008-03-06T12:27:28","date_gmt":"2008-03-06T17:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.89.31.185\/~ancieny5\/website\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-09-09T11:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:14:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientphilosophysociety.org\/website\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the APS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Ancient Philosophy Society for the Study of Ancient Greek and Roman Thought was established to provide a forum for scholarship on ancient Greek and Roman texts and their diverse receptions. Honoring the richness of the American and European philosophical traditions, the Ancient Philosophy Society supports phenomenological, postmodern, Anglo-American, Straussian, T\u00fcbingen School, hermeneutic, comparative, psychoanalytic, queer, decolonial, feminist, philosophy of race, and other interpretations of ancient Greek and Roman philosophical and literary works.<\/p>\n

Officers<\/h3>\n

Co-Directors<\/strong>
Holly Moore, Luther College
Shane Ewegen, Trinity College

Treasurer
<\/strong>Jill Gordon, Colby College<\/p>\n

Webmaster<\/strong>
William Koch, Borough of Manhattan Community College<\/p>\n

At-Large Committee Members<\/strong>\n
Josh Hayes, Alvernia University \n
Jessica Decker, California State University San Marcos \n<\/p>

Executive Committee Members<\/strong>
Julie Piering & Greg Kirk, Northern Arizona Univerisity (Future Host)
Emma Bianchi, New York University (Current Host)
Justin Humphreys, Villanova University (Past Host)
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Past Co-Directors<\/strong>\n
Eric Sanday, University of Kentucky\n
Marina McCoy, Boston College\n
Michael Shaw, Utah Valley University\n
Emanuela Bianchi, New York University\n
Ryan Drake, Fairfield University 
Anne-Marie Schultz, Baylor University (2013-2016)
Robert Metcalf, University of Colorado at Denver (2012-2014)
Sara Brill, Fairfield University (2011-2013)
Sean Kirkland, DePaul University (2010-2012)
<\/span>Martha Woodruff, Middlebury (2009-2011)
<\/span>Christopher Long, Penn State University (2008-2010)
<\/span>Jill Gordon, Colby College (2004-2009)
<\/span>Walter Brogan, Villanova University (2003-2008)<\/p>\n\n<\/p>

Business Meeting Minutes<\/strong>
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The Ancient Philosophy Society for the Study of Ancient Greek and Roman Thought was established to provide a forum for scholarship on ancient Greek and Roman texts and their diverse receptions. Honoring the richness of the American and European philosophical traditions, the Ancient Philosophy Society supports phenomenological, postmodern, Anglo-American, Straussian, T\u00fcbingen School, hermeneutic, comparative, psychoanalytic, queer, decolonial, feminist, philosophy of race, and other interpretations of ancient Greek and Roman philosophical and literary works. Officers Co-DirectorsHolly . . . 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