Michael Griffin, University of British Columbia

Research

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Greek and Roman philosophy Philosophical education in antiquity Neoplatonism Cross-cultural philosophy, including Platonism and Buddhism Educational technology

Latest funding

Seeing the Individual: Love, Attention, and Dignity from Neoplatonism to al-Andalus
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$76,000
Transforming Logic, Rhetoric, and the Sciences in Late Antiquity: Seven New Volumes in the Ancient Commentators Series
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$52,357
Translating, Interpreting, & Publicizing the Philosophy and Science of the Roman Empire: New Translations in the Ancient Commentators Series
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$66,502

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Seeing the Individual: Love, Attention, and Dignity from Neoplatonism to al-Andalus

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Griffin, Michael

$76,000

Transforming Logic, Rhetoric, and the Sciences in Late Antiquity: Seven New Volumes in the Ancient Commentators Series

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Griffin, Michael J.

Keywords: Ancient Philosophy; Ancient Science; Rhetoric; Translation; Plato; Aristotle; Neoplatonism; Syriac; Transmission

$52,357

Translating, Interpreting, & Publicizing the Philosophy and Science of the Roman Empire: New Translations in the Ancient Commentators Series

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Griffin, Michael J.

Keywords: philosophy; classics; Ancient Greek; Ancient Roman; late Antiquity; history of science

$66,502

Rediscovering and digitizing the philosophy and science of the Late Roman Empire: translating the philosophy of the Greek commentators

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Griffin, Michael J.

Keywords: ancient philosophy; classics; ancient Greek philosophy; late antiquity

$209,869

Canadian Colloquium for Ancient Philosophy/Colloque Canadien de Philosophie Ancienne

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Griffin, Michael J.

Keywords: philosophy; ancient philosophy; classics; ancient Greek philosophy; late antiquity

$13,743

The evolution of religion and morality

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Partnership Grants

Keywords: religion; morality; evolution of religion; cognitive science of religion; prosociality; cultural evolution; gene-culture coevolution

$2,999,280

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Greek and Roman philosophy Dear Professor Griffin, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on greek and roman philosophy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Seeing the Individual: Love, Attention, and Dignity from Neoplatonism to al-Andalus" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]