Dr. Elena Cagnoli Fiecconi
Areas of specialization:
Ancient Philosophy, Virtue Ethics, Moral Psychology
Areas of competence:
Political Philosophy, Ethics and Philosophy of Mind
Personal website
I work especially on Aristotle’s ethics and philosophy of mind, but I have broad interests in other ancient traditions. I also enjoy exploring the relevance of ancient views for contemporary philosophy of mind and ethics. I wrote my Phd under the supervision of Ursula Coope and Jessica Moss at the University of Oxford. Then I spent a year at the Thumos research group in Geneva. In my Phd thesis, Ethics for Rational Animals, I explore the links between Aristotle’s cognitive theory and his ethics. As a Polonsky Fellow, I will work on a project concerning the links between Aristotle’s work on ethics, biology and psychology.
Publications:
- “Harmonia, Melos and Rhythmos. Aristotle on Musical Education” in Ancient Philosophy 36 (2):409-424, 2016