Jun.-Prof. Dr. Klaus Corcilius

University of California, Berkeley, USA

Corcilius

The main research interest of Klaus Corcilius focusses on the antique philosophy in general and aristotle and the connected tradition in particular. His main topics are theory of action, philosophy of mind and the philosophy of nature. 
 

General Information

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Activities

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"Ancient Debates"
part of the Workshop Faculties

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workshop


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"Divine Cognition in the Timaeus: The World Soul's Grasp on Reality"
part of the Conference The World Soul and Cosmic Space

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"Grundlagen der Mobilität bei Aristoteles"
part of the Workshop Mobility

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"The Soul and its Accidents"
part of the Workshop Aspects of Hylomorphism and Cardiocentrism in Aristotle and Alexander

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"The Soul Itself"
part of the Conference Parts of the Soul and Methodology in Aristotle

 

Career

Appointments

Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley (since 2011)
Professor of Philosophy („Juniorprofessor“) University of Hamburg (2009-2011)
Visiting Professor, Concordia University, Montreal, CA (2008)

 
 

Publications

 
In Topoi

[2012]Partition of the Soul in Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy
Editors: Perler, Dominik. Corcilius, Klaus
2011Aristotle's notion of non-rational pleasure & pain and desire
Corcilius, Klaus
2010Separability vs. Difference. Parts and Capacities of the Soul in Aristotle
Corcilius, Klaus. Gregoric, Pavel
2008Streben und Bewegen. Aristoteles' Theorie der animalischen Ortsbewegung
Corcilius, Klaus
 
further Publications

  (Selection)
forthcoming

Aristoteles. De anima. Einführung, Text, Übersetzung und Kurzkommentar, Meiner, Hamburg (German Translation with a short Commentary).
2010

Separability vs. Difference: Parts and Capacities of the Soul in Aristotle in: Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy 39 (2010) p. 81-119 (co-author with P. Gregoric).
  How are Episodes of Thought Initiated, According to Aristotle? in: Soul and Mind. Ancient and Medieval Perspectives on the De anima. Proceedings of the Jubilee of the Wulf De Mansion Centre, Leuven (Leiden: Brill 2010) p. 1-15.
 

Thomas Hobbes, in: Dominik Perler, Johannes Haag (eds.), Ideen. Repräsentationalismus in der frühen Neuzeit (Berlin & New York: W. de Gruyter 2010) Vol I, p. 119-164; Vol. II, p. 83-122.

2008

Two-Jobs for Aristotle’s Practical Syllogism? in: Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy 11 (2008) p. 63-184.
  Praktische Syllogismen bei Aristoteles, in: Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie (3/2008) p. 247-297.
  Aristoteles’ praktische Syllogismen in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts, in: Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy 11 (2008) p. 101-132.
  Beiträge zur Aristotelischen Handlungstheorie (Stuttgart: Steiner 2008) (co-editor with C. Rapp).
 
 

Curriculum Vitae

  Education
2006 Dr. phil. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
1995-2001 Studies of Ancient Greek and Philosophy at the Universities of Hamburg and Trinity College Dublin
  Grants
  undergraduate & graduate scholarship Cusanuswerk
  Memberships
  European Society of Ancient Philosophy (ESAP)