Prof Alex Long
Director of Research
Professor
- Phone
- +44 (0)1334 46 1607
- agl10@st-andrews.ac.uk
- Office
- S14
- Location
- Swallowgate
Research areas
I work on ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. I have written two monographs, one about conversation and thought – especially thought as internal dialogue – in Plato, the other about death and immortality in Greek and Roman philosophy. I co-edit the journal Phronesis and the Cambridge University Press series Key Themes in Ancient Philosophy I have also translated two Platonic dialogues (with David Sedley) and edited/co-edited volumes on Parmenides, immortality, and Stoic responses to Plato.
Current Research
- Nature in Plato's political philosophy
- Natural law in Roman philosophy
PhD supervision
- Adina Bezerita
- Inaki Larrinaga Marquez
- Stefano Parrinello
Selected publications
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Plato: Meno and Phaedo
Sedley, D. (Editor) & Long, A. G. (Editor), 2010, Cambridge University Press. 119 p. (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Death and immortality in ancient philosophy
Long, A. G., Jun 2019, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 232 p. (Key themes in ancient philosophy)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Parmenides: new perspectives
Long, A. (Editor) & Sattler, B. M. (Editor), 22 Jul 2025, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 198 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book