Rachel Barney, University of Toronto

Research

Plato ethics philosophical method moral psychology epistemology ancient philosophy sophists ancient philosophy, ethics, moral psychology, plato, argument, rationality, dialectic, epistemology, philosophical method, sophists, protagoras

Latest funding

Ancient Philosophy
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$400,000
Ethics and method in Plato's early dialogues
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Canada Research Chair in Ancient Philosophy
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$1,400,000

All 5 grants and awards

Ancient Philosophy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Barney, Rachel

$400,000

Ethics and method in Plato's early dialogues

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Barney, Rachel

Keywords: Plato; Socrates; ethics; moral psychology; epistemology; philosophical method

$100,000

Canada Research Chair in Ancient Philosophy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Barney, Rachel

Keywords: ancient philosophy; ethics; moral psychology; Plato; argument; rationality; dialectic; epistemology; philosophical method; sophists; Protagoras

$1,400,000

Canada Research Chair in Classical Philosophy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Barney, Rachel

Keywords: philosophy, ancient philosophy, plato, ethics, moral psychology, aristotle, sophists, stoicism, epistemology

$500,000

Canada Research Chair in Classical Philosophy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Barney, Rachel

Keywords: socrates; plato; ethics; epistemology; simplicius

$500,000

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: Plato Dear Professor Barney, 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 plato 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 "Ancient Philosophy" (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]