Alexander Nehamas is a professor of philosophy and comparative literature at Princeton University. He works on Greek philosophy, aesthetics, Nietzsche, Foucault, and literary theory. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1967, and completed his doctorate on Plato under Gregory Vlastos at Princeton in 1971. He taught at various universities in the United States, including the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pennsylvania, before joining the Princeton faculty in 1990. He is currently the Edmund N. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities. He is well known for his view that philosophy should provide a form of life, as well as for his endorsement of the artistic value of television. Socrates (central bare-chested figure) about to drink hemlock as mandated by the court. ... Comparative literature, colloquially abbreviated comp. ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States of America. ... Classical (or early) Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. ... The Parthenons facade showing an interpretation of golden rectangles in its proportions. ... Friedrich Nietzsche, 1882 Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900) was a highly influential German philosopher. ... See: Léon Foucault (physicist) Foucault pendulum Michel Foucault (philosopher) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Literary theory is the theory (or the philosophy) of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism. ... Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1450 students. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For other uses, see Plato (disambiguation). ... Gregory Vlastos (27 July 1907 - 12 October 1991) was a scholar of ancient philosophy, and author of several works on Plato and Socrates. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The University of Pennsylvania (or Penn[3][4]) is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... This article is about the year. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Works

• Nietzsche: Life as Literature (1985)
• Symposium (translation, with Paul Woodruff) (1989)
• The Art of Living: Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault (1998)
• Virtues of Authenticity: Essays on Plato and Socrates (1999)

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External links

• Nehemas' page at the Princeton department of philosophy
• "An Essay on Beauty and Judgment"
• What is Art? Radio interview on Philosophy Talk
• What is Beauty? Radio interview on Philosophy Talk
• Audio and video of Alexander Nehamas's 2005 lecture, "Only in the Contemplation of Beauty Is Human Life Worth Living"