Adam Crager
Contact Information
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Dodd Hall UCLA Philosophy Dept., 390 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90049
+1 310 825 6200
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Academic Employment
July 2014-present
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Univerity of California Los Angeles
Education
2015
PhD in Philosophy
Princeton University
2013
MSc in Logic
Institute for Logic, Language and Computation, Universiteit van Amsterdam
2011
M.A. in Philosophy
Princeton University
2007
B.A. in Philosophy, minor in Classical Languages and Literature
University of Chicago
Areas of Specialization
Ancient Greek Philosophy, Philosophical Logic
Areas of Competence
Medieval Philosophy (esp. Islamic), Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, 19-20th century
Continental Philosophy
Recent Presentations
4/2016
Title: TBA, Berkeley Working Group in Ancient Philosophy
12/2015 ‘Aristotle on the Finitude of Essence’, Conference: Aristotle’s Metaphysics, New
York University Philosophy Department
12/2015 ‘Aristotle’s “Most Beautiful Theorem”’, Prof. Marko Malink’s graduate seminar
on Aristotle’s Analytics, New York University Philosophy Department
8/2015
‘Aristotle and the Ad Infinitum Skeptics II: Logic’, University of Campinas
Philosopy Department, Campinas Brazil
8/2015
‘Aristotle and the Ad Infinitum Skeptics I: Metaphysics and Epistemology’, University of Campinas Philosopy Department, Campinas Brazil
8/2015
‘Epistemology and the Limits of Circular Syllogistic’, University of São Paulo
Philosophy Department, São Paulo Brazil
6/2015
‘Predicable semantics and modal syllogistic: a formal alternative to Malink’s
interpretation’, Conference: Greek and Arabic Modal Syllogistic, HumboldtUniversität zu Berlin, Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy
4/2015
‘On the“principal deduction system” of Aristotle’s Analytics’, Pacific Division
APA: Invited Symposium ‘Ancient Logic’
2/2015
‘Epistemology and the Limits of Circular Syllogistic’, Aristotle Bash, University
of California Los Angeles Philosophy Department
9/2014
‘Malink’s formal semantics for modal syllogistic and the logic it captures’, Conference: Discussing Aristotle’s Modal Syllogistic, Georgetown University
7/2014
‘Three Ones in Aristotle’s Metaphysics’, Conference: Aristotle on Unity,
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy
4/2014
‘Aristotle on the Finitude of Essence’, Boğaziçi University Philosophy Department,
Istanbul Turkey
4/2014
‘Aristotle on the Finitude of Essence’, Bilkent University Philosophy Department,
Ankara Turkey
3/2014
‘Aristotle on Infinite Chains of Predication and the Termination of Demonstrations’, Harvard University Philosophy Department
2/2014
‘Aristotle on Infinite Chains of Predication and the Termination of Demonstrations’, University of California Los Angeles Philosophy Department
11/2013 ‘Infinity, Intelligibility, and Predication: Posterior Analytics I.19-22’, Prof.
Marko Malink’s graduate seminar on Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics, University
of Chicago
6/2013
Comments on Alberto Kobec’s ‘Proclus’ Derivation of Aristotelian Categories from
Platonic Genera’, Ancient Philosophy and Science Network Graduate Conference,
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
5/2013
‘Aristotle on Terminating Demonstrations and Infinite Chains of Predication’,
Trinity College Dublin, Plato Centre
4/2013
‘Preliminary Work for Interpreting Metaphysics Iota 1-2’, Pacific Division APA:
Invited Symposium ‘A Fresh Look at Aristotle’s Metaphysics Iota’
3/2013
‘Games for Proving Undefinability of Generalized Quantifiers’, Mathematical Logic
Seminar, ILLC Universiteit van Amsterdam
Teaching
Graduate Seminar: Aristotle’s Metaphysics , UCLA
Lecture: Modal Logic, UCLA
Graduate Seminar: Aristotle’s Analytics, UCLA
Lecture: Aristotle, UCLA
Lecture: Classical Arabic Philosophy, UCLA
Lecture: History of Greek Philosophy, UCLA
Graduate Seminar: Aristotle’s Analytics (cotaught with Prof.
Stephen Menn), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Plato and Aristotle, Rutgers University New Brunswick
Introduction to Philosophy, Garden State Correctional Facility
Winter 2016
Spring 2015, Winter 2016
Spring 2015
Winter 2015
Fall 2015
Fall 2014, Fall 2015
Spring 2014
Fall 2013
Spring 2011
Fellowships, Awards, Honors
• Huygens Scholarship: Nuffic/Dutch Ministry of Educaton (2011-2013)
• Philosophy Department Travel Grants: Princeton University (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• Stanley J. Seeger Fellowships: Princeton University (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• SUN Scholarship: Central European University (2009)
• PIIRS Summer Travel Grant: Princeton University (2008)
• Princeton University Graduate School Fellowship (2007-2011, 2012-13)
• Princeton University Summer Language Study Grant (2007)
• Phi Beta Kappa: University of Chicago (2007)
• Beinecke Award: Beinecke Foundation (2006)
• Lee Prize: University of Chicago Philosophy Department (2006)
• Paul Shorey Foreign Travel Grant: University of Chicago (2005)
Research Languages
Ancient Greek
Latin
Classical Arabic
German
French
12/01/2015