Jessica Gelber, University of Toronto

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Rethinking Aristotelian Necessity: A New Interpretation of Ex Hupotheseôs Necessity
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$99,900
All thing are in some joint-arrangement: Aristotle's Natural Teleology and Politics i.8
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$77,760

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Rethinking Aristotelian Necessity: A New Interpretation of Ex Hupotheseôs Necessity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gelber, Jessica L.

$99,900

All thing are in some joint-arrangement: Aristotle's Natural Teleology and Politics i.8

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gelber, Jessica L.

Keywords: Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy; ancient metaphysics and epistemology; Aristotle's biology and metaphysics; Ancient Greek science and philosophy; Aristotle

$77,760

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 Gelber, 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 "Rethinking Aristotelian Necessity: A New Interpretation of Ex Hupotheseôs Necessity" (2025), 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]