Curriculum Vitae

Menahem Luz (aka Mervyn Lewis)
Born: 24 April, 1945, Glasgow, Scotland.

this page updated: 29-xi-2001
& visited no. of times since 3-2-1998

Index

Background

Publications

Societies

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Education

  • 1958-1964 Queen's Park High School, Glasgow, matriculating in:
        Ancient Greek, Latin, Hebrew, English, Mathematics and Sciences.

  • 1964 Glasgow University Bursary Prize

  • 1964-1968 M.A. Hons. (Classics), Glasgow University;
      reading: Ancient Greek, Latin, Greek Philosophy (under Prof. D.J. Allen). M.A. Hons., 1968.
      Subsidiary fields: Hebrew and Psychology.
      Extra curricula studies included classical Arabic (J. Mattock) and Modern Greek (A.R. Burn)

  • 1971-1972 M.A. (Classics), Hebrew University, Jerusalem;
      dissertation: 'Plato's Parmenides' (under Prof. A. Wasserstein).
      M.A., 1972.

  • 1973-80 Ph. D. (Classics), Hebrew University, Jerusalem;
      dissertation: 'The Spurious Platonic Dialogues: A Study of their Historical and Philosophical Background'. (under Profs. A. Wasserstein and M. Dubois).
      Ph.D., 1981.

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Teaching Areas

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Principal Employment

Additional Relief Positions

  1. 1979-1982 Tutor in Classical Heritage Section, Open University, Israel (Relief)

  2. 1990-1991 Lecturer in the Classics and Philosophy Depts., University of Bar Ilan, Tel Aviv (Relief).

  3. 1992-1993 Lecturer in the BA Hons. Dept. (Greek Literature and Philosophy), Haifa (Relief).

  4. 1994-1995 Lecturer in Foreign Language Dept. (Advanced Greek), Haifa (Relief)

    Service

    1. Offices held

    2. Committees

        1997- present
        advisory member on FISP committee on educating philosophy

      Research Scholarships

      1. 1986-1987 Visiting Scholar at U.C.B., Berkeley, California (Sabbatical).

      2. 1994 March-September Visiting Scholar (Sabbatical): University of Austin, Texas; U.C.B., Berkeley, California (Sabbatical).

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      Research Interests

        Plato; Aristotle; Hellenistic philosophy and literature.

        Current Research: Aristotle's Metaphysics

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      Publications.

      publications are in English unless specified

      1. Book-form


        1. M. Luz, 'The Spurious Platonic Dialogues: A Study of their Historical and Philosophical Background', vols. 1-2 (diss. (Heb.; Eng. summary vol. 2 pp. i-xviii; Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1980).


        2. M. Luz & A. Ben-Zeev, Aristotle, On the Soul (Haifa, 1989; Heb.)-includes translation, introduction and commentary of philosophical, psychological and historical interest.


        3. M. Luz, Plato and Aristotle (Heb.) -- unit in the Israel Open University course: The Hellenistic Age (Tel Aviv, 1988).

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      2. Articles

        If you would like any of the following English articles sent you attached by email, just drop a line to mluz@research.haifa.ac.il stating whether you prefer it as m/w 5 for mac or for windows or just plain text file.

        Some of the later articles can be directly downloaded by accessing the "Preview page"


        1. 'Clearchus of Soli as a Source for Eleazer's Deuterosis', in: U. Rappaport (ed.), Josephus Flavius (Jerusalem, 1982; Heb.- Eng. summary, pp. vii-ix).


        2. 'Eleazer's Second Speech on Masada and its Literary Precedents', in: Rheinisches Museum 126.1 (1983), pp. 25-43.


        3. 'Abnimos, Nimos and Oenomaos: a note', in: Jewish Quarterly Review LXXVII.2-3 (October, 1986-Jan. 1987), 191-195. impact


        4. 'Salam, Meleager!', in: Studi Italiani di Filologia classica VI,2 1988, pp. 222-231. impact


        5. 'A Description of the Greek Cynic in the Jerusalem Talmud', in: Journal for the Study of Judaism xx (1989), pp. 49-54. impact


        6. 'Marinus: an Eretz-Israel Neoplatonist at Athens', in: Rappaport-Kasher-Fuchs (eds.), Greece and Rome in Eretz-Israel (Jerusalem, 1990), 92-104-also published as:.


        7. 'Marinus: an Eretz-Israel Neoplatonist at Athens', in: Rappaport-Kasher-Fuchs (eds.), Greece and Rome in Eretz-Israel (Jerusalem, 1989; Heb.), pp. 36-47.


        8. 'Cynics as Allies of Scepticism', in: Scepticism: Inter-disciplinary Approaches (Proceedings of the 2nd Olympia Symposium; ed. L.C. Bargeliotes; Athens, 1990), 101-114.impact


        9. 'The Introduction to the Poetics and Aristotelian Methodology', in Dapim Research in Literature 8. 1992 (ed. Kagan-Yaniv-Zoran; the University of Haifa) vi-vii (Eng. abstract), 35-44 (Heb.).


        10. 'Oenomaus and Talmudic Anecdote', in: Journal for the Study of Judaism xxiii/1 (1992), 42-80.impact


        11. 'The Transmission of Antisthenes' Hercules in Hellenistic Philosophy and Literature', in: Hellenistic Philosophy II (1994, Athens, ed. K.J. Boudouris).


        12. 'Relativism and the Sophists: a Reply to Modern Critics', in: Skepsis V (Athens; 1994), 74-80.


        13. 'Antisthenes' Prometheus Myth', in: J. Glucker- A. Laks (eds.), Jacob Bernays Un philologue juif = Cahiers de Philologie .... Lille III 16 (Eng.; Villeneuve d'Ascq, 1996), 89‹103.


        14. "The Encyclopedic Tradition of Alexandria and its Libraries," Michmanim 10 (1996), 67-78 (Heb); pp. 13-14 Eng. abstr.).


        15. "Aristotle's Criticism of Plato's koinonia of Wives and its Hellenistic Development" in: K. Boudouris (ed.), Plato's Political Philosophy and Contemporary Democratic Theory (Athens; 1997), 100-108. *
          Recent publications (1998-2002)
          .


        16. "The Philosophical Background of Hippocrates' 'On Nutriment'" in: K. Boudouris (ed.), Philosophy and Medicine vol. I (Athens, 1998), 114-122 *


        17. "Ancient Medicine and Philosophy: Twin Professions," Michmanim 13 (1999) 7*-23* (Eng.), 7 (Heb. abstr.) *


        18. Antisthenes' Concept of Paideia published on the internet in the ancient philosophy section of the the Paideia 20th World Congress of Philosophy Archives (1999)


        19. "Disgracefulness is Disgraceful: Antisthenes' Logic, Ethics and Sources" in: Greek Philosophy and the Fine Arts I (Athens, 2000; ed. K. Boudouris), pp. 88-95.


        20. Articles for: From Polis to Empire -- The Ancient World c. 800 B.C.-A.D. 500 A biographical Dictionary, ed. A. Travers (Westport-Connecticut-London, 2002) - s.v. 'Antisthenes', 'Arcesilaus', 'Meleager', 'Carneades', 'Cleanthes', 'Diogenes Laertius', 'Diogenes of Sinope', 'Heraclides of Pontus', 'Protagoras'

          All of those marked with a star may be downloaded by accessing "Preview" of articles on this web site

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        21. Publications of General and Pedagogic interest

          1. 'Marine Deities and their Metamorphoses', in: 'Mysteries of the Sea' (ed. N. Kashtan), National Maritime Museum, Haifa 1993 (Heb.).

          2. Niva Arav-Menahem Luz, 'Teaching Philosophy and the Values of Democracy in Israel' in D. Evans-I. Kucuradi Teaching Philosophy on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century (International Federation of Philosophical Societies; Ankara , 1998 ), 30-41

          3. 'Dionysus: Myth and Ritual in sources of the Archaic Period' in: Dionysus and His Retinue in the Art of Ertetz-Israel. (ed. R. Rosenthal-Heginbottom), Hecht Museum Catalogue 14 (1998), 52-56 (Eng,), 68-71 (Heb.) *

          I have also a number of minor studies in the Encyclopaedia Judaica 1972/1973.

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        22. Impact

          1. 'A Description of the Greek Cynic in the Jerusalem Talmud', in:JSJ xx (1989)
            impact:
            • D. Krueger, 'The Bawdy and Society' in R.B. Branham-M.-O. Goulet-Cazé, The Cynics UCL Press, 1996 p. 231
          2. L.E. Navia, Classical Cynicism (Greenwood Press, 1996), 191

          3. 'Salam, Meleager!', in: SIFC VI,2 1988
            impact:
            • A.D.E. Cameron, 'Meleager (2)' in: O.C.D. (3rd ed. 1996), s.v.
            • L.E. Navia, Classical Cynicism (Greenwood Press, 1996), 190

          4. 'Cynics as Allies of Scepticism', in: Scepticism 1990
            impact
            • L.E. Navia, Classical Cynicism (Greenwood Press, 1996), 36

          5. 'Abnimos, Nimos and Oenomaos: a note', in:JQR LXXVII (October, 1986-Jan. 1987)
            impact:
            • L.E. Navia, Classical Cynicism (Greenwood Press, 1996), 191

          6. 'Oenomaus and Talmudic Anecdote', in:JSJ xxiii/1 (1992)
            impact:
            • L.E. Navia, Classical Cynicism (Greenwood Press, 1996), 191

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        23. Articles in Press


          1. "Cynicism typical to Eretz-Isrel in the Hellenistic and Talmudic Periods," for M. Mor (ed.). Jews and Gentiles in Eretz-Israel (Eng) *

          2. "Knowledge of Knowledge in Plato's Charmides' for K. Boudouris, Greek Philosophy and Epistemology (Athens)

          All of those marked with a star may be downloaded by accessing           "Preview of articles about to be published"

        24. Submitted

          • "Digging up Menippus"

          • "The Ontological Significance of Lysis 217-218"

          research stage

            book form

          • Aristotle's Metaphysics (Hebrew Translation)

          • Antisthenes: Life and Philosophy

            article form

          • 'That was no cousin, that was my nepehew, Alcibiades'

          • 'Ps-Platonic Axiochus: an atypical example of Consolatio'

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      3. Book Reviews

        1. D.J. O'Meara, Pythagoras Revived: Mathematics and Philosophy in Late Antiquity in: International Studies in Philosophy XXV/1 1993 pp. 102-103.

        2. A. Erskine, The Hellenistic Stoa in: International Studies in Philosophy XXVI/1 1994 pp. 109-110.

        3. Gersh-C. Kannengiesser (eds.), Platonism in Late Antiquity in: International Studies in Philosophy XXVIII/2 1996 pp. 132-134.

      4. Book Reviews (in press)

        None currently

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        Affiliation (Societies, Associations)

        only those underlined have url's

        • Institute of Classical Studies (London)

        • SAGP (Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy)

        • IAGP (International Association for Greek Philosophy)

        • IPS (International Plato Society)

        • ISNS (The International Society for Neoplatonic Studies)

        • ISPCS (The Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies)

        • NIPA The New Israel Philosophical Association

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        Conference Participation

        For key to the initials of the societies listed below, see above.
        Titles of papers presented by me marked '(Heb.)' were given in Hebrew.
        For the publication of the papers, see above

        1. Apr. 1977, Haifa, Israel Philosophical Society: 'Spinoza and the Third Man' (Heb.).

        2. Mar. 1981, Haifa, Yad Ben-Tzewi (Josephus Flavius, Historian of Eretz-Israel): 'Eleazar's Second Speech on Masada'.

        3. June 1981, Tel-Aviv, ISPCS : 'Antisthenes' Prometheus Myth'.

        4. May 1984, Tel-Aviv, ISPCS: 'The Concept of 'Eugeneia in Greek Philosophy'.

        5. Mar. 1985, Tel-Aviv, Yad Ben-Tzewi (Greece and Rome in Eretz-Israel): 'Marinus an Eretz-Israel Presence at Athens'.

        6. June 1985, Haifa, Israel Philosophical Society: 'The Development of Realism' (Heb.).

        7. May 1986, Tel-Aviv, ISPCS : 'Meleager: a Trilingual Cynic'.

        8. May 1986, Beer-Sheva, Israel Philosophical Society: 'Avnimos the Philosopher from Gadara' (Heb.).

        9. August. 1986, Columbia, NY, Classical Association of the Atlantic States (no paper) .

        10. Oct. 1986, Baruch College, NY, SAGP: 'The Cynics of Gadara'.

        11. May 1987; Santa-Clara, Christianity and Literature: 'The Cynic in the Talmud'.

        12. May 1987, UC Berkeley, Classics Department Seminar: 'The Platonic Spuria'

        13. December 1987; Haifa: Aristotle's Poetics (pannel).

        14. July 1988, Olympia, Greece, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research: 'The Cynic as an Ally of Scepticism in the Hellenistic Period'.

        15. May 1990, Haifa, ISPCS : 'A New Fragment of Antiphon P. Oxy. 3647' (Heb.)

        16. August 1990, Olympia, Greece, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research: 'Relativism and the Sophists: a Reply to Modern Critics'.

        17. September 1990, Cambridge, U.K., Southern Association for Ancient Philosophy. (no paper)

        18. December 1990, Tel Aviv, The Bar-Hillel Colloquium for the History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science: Reply to Glen Most on 'Science and Pseudo-Science in Neoplatonism'

        19. May 1991, Tel Aviv, ISPCS (20th International Conference): organizing committee and panel chairman

        20. May 1992, Shfayyim, Work Study Group: 'Cosmopolitanism in Hellenistic Philosophy'

        21. August 1992, Rhodes, Greece, IAGP 4th conf. (Hellenistic Philosohy): 'The Role of Antisthenes' Hercules in Hellenistic Philosophy and Literature'

        22. Jan. 1993,Tel Aviv, School of Cultural Studies Colloqium, Tel Aviv University: 'Cicero's Dialogues as Introductions to Philosophy' (Heb.)

        23. May 1993, Museum Hecht, Haifa: 'The Philosophy and Sciences in the Libraries of Alexandria and Pergamum' (Heb .)

        24. May 1993 Kenar, Seminar 'The Religious belief of the Pagans in the Hellenistic Period': 'Philosophers and Thinkers from Palestine in the Hellenistic Period' (Heb.).

        25. May 1994 University of Austin, Texas: 'Antisthenes and the Prometheus Myths' (Dept. Seminar).

        26. July 1995 St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland, Mysticism, Rationalism & Empiricism in Neoplatonism , Chaired Session.

        27. November 1995 the University of Haifa (Yad ben-Zevi Conference): 'Cynic Philosophy Characteristic to Eretz-Israel in the Hellenistic Period' (Heb.).

        28. May 1996, Museum Hecht, Haifa: 'Philosophy and Medicine: twin professions in ancient times' (Heb .)

        29. August 1996, Athens-Samos, Greece, IAGP 8th conf. (Platonic Political Philosophy): ''Plato's Communism of Women'

        30. August 1997, Cos, Greece, IAGP 9th conf. (Philosophy and Medicine): 'The Philosophical Background of Hippocrates' 'On Nutriment'

        31. May 1998, Tel Aviv, ISPCS 27th Conference: 'Digging up Menippus'

        32. June 1998, Tel Aviv, NIPA 1st Conference: 'Aristotle and Philosophical Pluralism

        33. Boston, August 1998, Paideia (20th World Congress of Philosophy): 'Antisthenesą Conception of Paideia

        34. Toronto, August 1998, IPS (Vth Symposium Platonicum):' The Ontological Significance of Lysis 217-218

        35. June 1999, Tel Aviv, NIPA 2nd Conference ''A proposal for an intermediary stage in Plato's early development'

        36. July 1999, Lesbos, Greece, IAGP 11th conf., 'Disgracefulness is Disgraceful: Antisthenes' Logic, Ethics and Sources'
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