Margaret Scharle
Professor of Philosophy and Humanities
Philosophy Department
Division of Philosophy, Religion, Psychology, and Linguistics
Margaret Scharle (PhD 2005, UCLA) works in ancient philosophy, with special interest in Aristotelian natural philosophy. Her papers have appeared in Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Phronesis, and Apeiron, Theory and Practice in Aristotle's Natural Philosophy, and Aristotle's Physics, A Critical Guide. Her most recent translation and essay is published in Aristotle’s Generation and Corruption II (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Her works in progress include an entry on physics for the new Oxford History of the Classical Greek World and a 24-lecture series, Philosophy in the Ancient World, produced by The Great Courses in video and audio formats. She enjoys collaborative research with students, with whom she has presented co-authored papers at professional conferences, including the American Philosophy Association and the Society of Ancient Greek Philosophy meetings.