Site of Menahem Luz (aka Mervyn Lewis)

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updated 18-January-2012

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about me ...
• biography,
• articles on the web
• teaching areas
• my department web sites
  H.U. page (philosophy research - not updated)
  H.U. History page (staff listing)

contact

email

office menu: reception hours, phone etc. teaching

2011-2012 Years sabbatical receiving and tutoring only doctoral and master students involved in thesis under me

lectures 2010-2011

previous years' lectures 1998-2009

tutorials & reading groups

post-graduate direction

philosophy discussion groups

in H.U. and Haifa

ancient philosophy sites in Israel
articles, conferences, sources etc

other sites run by me

The 2011 Israel conference of The International Society for Neoplatonic Studies

Gadara City of Philosophers

general links

H.U. Philosophy Dept (English site)

H.U. General History Dept. (English site)

University of Haifa

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Hebrew menu for this page

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about me

• Brief Personal Biography
  (childhood, schooling, family etc)

• My family tree Chaveson-Chavenson and Shleimovich (Slimovsky)-Basevich

• Could we have met .....

• Academic C.V. <--
  (education, employment, research, societies, conference participation)

• Articles on this web-site

• Recent publications

• Earlier publications

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teaching areas

Ancient Philosophy (from the Pre-Socratics to Plotinus),
Classical Literature (mainly Greek epic and lyric)

See lists of teaching syllabi

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Tutorials and Reading Groups.

Tutorial reading classes (kriah mudrechet) are offered on

• philosophical and literary texts in Greek/Latin
• or philosophical and literary texts of classical origin in translation.

These meetings are registered as a formal part of the philosophy department curriculum although open to students outside of the department as well.

Depending on the number of applicants, informal Reading Groups may also be organised for reading Greek and Latin texts or texts in translation.

Tutorial and Reading Group meetings will be held at hours and on texts to be agreed between myself and the pupils. Those applying to study texts in Greek or Latin must have had at least one year of Greek or Latin (and preferably two years) behind them. Those applying to study classical texts in translation need have done at least one course on classical heritage or in Greek philosophy. Texts in Latin need not necessarily be ancient - e.g., Latin works of Spinoza, Descartes or Aquinas are also offered. It is possible also to read literary or historical texts in Greek and Latin, but preference is given to philosophical texts.

While auditing is not discouraged, those wishing to take a tutorial for a credit are advised to register with the secretary of the Philosophy Dept. or the secretary of the General History Dept. requesting to do 'kriah mudrechet' with me, but applicants are requested first to consult with me in relation to the availability of the tutorial in that semestre.

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post-graduate studies

Students interested in working on M.A. or Ph.D. theses under me, should bear in mind that the field in which I work is ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, or historical subjects that impinge on that field (as Islamic Philosophy). I have mainly directed in the study of Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus and Hellenistic studies, though my own research is broader than these. Students interested in these fields are requested to think over the exact topic in which they would like to work before approaching me. An appointment should then be made for a full discussion in my office. Decisions like these are not made over the phone, and often take several meetings before a final topic for research is decided.

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Email

• mluz@research.haifa.ac.il

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Office Menu

• where is the office?

• office reception hours

• phone

• fax

• mailing address

• handing in assignments

• email and the web
• Hebrew menu for this page

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Office Info.

Office

You can find my office
in the Eshkol Tower, floor 17 room 1709

(but check office hours first)

Mail and assignments

• My full postal address (for external mail) is as follows:
  Dr. Menahem Luz,
  Philosophy Dept.,
  University of Haifa,
  Haifa 31905, ISRAEL.

• but internal mail should be deposited in
  Box 13 outside the Philosophy office
  Eshkol Tower, floor 19 room 1901

• assignments for philosophy classes should be handed in to the secretary of the Philosophy Dept.

• but assignments for courses in the History Dept. and in the Classical Heritage Section should be first handed into the History Dept. on floor 13.

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Communication

• Email
  It is best to email me at mluz@research.haifa.ac.il

• Telephone

  • either my office during office hours: 04-8240-659 (external line), 2659 (internal)

  • or the Philosophy Department (Su-Thurs 10.00-12.00) 04-8240903

  • or my : 04-8219665 (Sundays 09.30 am - 10.30 am in term time);

  callers from abroad should dial 972-4 instead of -04

• Fax

  Fax headed with the words "for Dr. Menahem Luz, Philosophy" should be sent to the following :

  • 04-8249735 (philosophy dept. - any time night or day)

  • 04-8219665 (as this is primarily a telephone line, please call or email ahead to set a time for the fax)

  --> callers from abroad should dial 972-4 instead of -04

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Office Hours and consultation

• Updated notice of office hours can be found at the following sites:
  hebrew
  English
  these hours change by semestre and during the vacations. Updates and notice of cancellations are regularly posted at the above sites.

  At the end of the First Semestre (January 2011) office hours will change

  Reception at office hours is held in my office
  (Eshkol Tower, floor 17 room 1709)

  Notes

  • Permanent Updates to these hours will be posted on this site and on the dept. notice boards
    temporary ones will be posted on
    teaching schedule (please consult before coming)
  • There are no office hours on university and public holidays.
  • check by phoning first

  Individual Consultation:
  Graduate students' consultation and tutorials are held at different hours by telephone appointment.

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Lectures 2010-2011

An English summary of lectures that I gave on some lectures from 10 years ago is found at this site Naturally the subject matter, bibliography and discussion will be different in crucial points this year.

Semestre 1
(syllabus in Hebrew)

1. Early Greek Philosophy from Thales to Aristotle
   107.1138 sem a 01
   Sunday and Tuesday 10.00-12.00
2. The Greek Epos (History Dept.)
   Sunday and Tuesday 14.00-16.00

Semestre 2
(syllabus in English)

Concepts of Time and Temporality in the Ancient World
107.2118 sem b 01
Sunday 14.15-15.45

Later Greek Philosphy: Hellenistic Philosophy
107.2144sem b 01
Tuesday 14.15-15.45

Later Greek Philosphy: Neoplatonic Philosophy
107.2145sem b 01
Thursday 12.15-13.45

Development of Rationalism in ancient Greece from Hippocrates to Aristotle
107.2190 sem b 01
Tuesday 10.15-11.45

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