George Boys-Stones, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Platonist Discourses on Dualism
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$29,944
Clement: an early Christian contribution to ancient epistemology and ethics
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$19,490
Philosophy in the Roman Mediterranean: Towards a History
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$15,534

All 5 grants and awards

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Platonist Discourses on Dualism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Boys-Stones, George R.

Keywords: Platonism; dualism; metaphysics; psychology; Pythagoreanism; Gnosticism

$29,944

Clement: an early Christian contribution to ancient epistemology and ethics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Boys-Stones, George R.

Keywords: Clement of Alexandria; epistemology; ethics; faith; belief; early Christianity; ancient philosophy

$19,490

Philosophy in the Roman Mediterranean: Towards a History

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Boys-Stones, George R.

Keywords: ancient philosophy; intellectual networks; ancient Mediterranean; Roman empire; early Christianity

$15,534

Clement: an early Christian contribution to ancient epistemology and ethics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Boys-Stones, George R.

Keywords: Clement of Alexandria; epistemology; ethics; faith; belief; early Christianity; ancient philosophy

$38,480

Apuleius and the Aristotelian De Mundo

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Boys-Stones, George R.

Keywords: Apuleius; Platonism; Aristotelianism; cosmology; theology; providence; translation; Mediterranean philosophy; Roman philosophy

$13,055

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 Dear Professor Boys-Stones, 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 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 "Platonist Discourses on Dualism" (2024), 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]