''Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy'' is a

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devoted to the study of

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. The journal is indexed by

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and the

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Each volume however is assigned an

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on its own, and the volumes have been described as being rather more like an

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than a journal issue. ''Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy'' was started in 1983 by

Julia Annas Julia Elizabeth Annas (born 1946) is a British philosopher who has taught in the United States for the last quarter-century. She is Regents Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of Arizona. Education and career Annas graduated from ...

. At the time of its founding, it was commended as a supplement or even rival to the journal ''Phronesis''. It was also criticized for using

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s of the ancient Greek language texts rather than the original alphabet. It is one of the major journals for ancient philosophy. The journal is published by

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and the current editor is Victor Caston at the

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. Apart from Annas, previous editors were Brad Inwood, C. C. W. Taylor and

David Sedley David Neil Sedley FBA (born 30 May 1947) is a British philosopher and historian of philosophy. He was the seventh Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Cambridge University. Early life Sedley was educated at Trinity College, Oxford where ...

.Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy - Philosophy Series - Series - Academic, Professional, & General - Oxford University Press
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