Lloyd Gerson, University of Toronto

Research

Platonism Plato metaphysics moral realism Socratic knowledge virtue ethics ethics theology

Latest funding

Plato's Moral Realism
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$15,995
Plato's Moral Realism
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$32,316
Inheriting Plato: Then and Now
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$20,771

All 5 grants and awards

Plato's Moral Realism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gerson, Lloyd P.

Keywords: Plato; Platonism; moral realism; metaphysics; Socratic knowledge; virtue ethics

$15,995

Plato's Moral Realism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gerson, Lloyd P.

Keywords: Plato; Platonism; moral realism; metaphysics; Socratic knowledge; virtue ethics

$32,316

Inheriting Plato: Then and Now

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Gerson, Lloyd P.

Keywords: Plato; Platonism; metaphysics; ethics; theology

$20,771

Platonism after Plotinus

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gerson, Lloyd P.

Keywords: Platonism; Neoplatonism; Plotinus; Proclus; naturalism

$56,500

From Plato to Platonism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Gerson, Lloyd P.

Keywords: Plato; Platonism; Plotinus

$54,950

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: Platonism Dear Professor Gerson, 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 platonism 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 "Plato's Moral Realism" (2022), 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]