Carlos Fraenkel, McGill University

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Early Modern Philosophy Ancient Philosophy Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy Political Philosophy

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Religion as the handmaid of philosophy: the impact of Plato's political thought on the philosophical interpretation of religion in antiquity, the middle ages, and the early modern period
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$81,394

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Religion as the handmaid of philosophy: the impact of Plato's political thought on the philosophical interpretation of religion in antiquity, the middle ages, and the early modern period

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Fraenkel, Carlos

Keywords: history of philosophy; historical intersections of philosophy and religion; reception history of Plato's political philosophy; Jewish; Christian; and Islamic intellectual history; early modern approaches to religion; Spinoza on philosophy and religion

$81,394

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Early Modern Philosophy Dear Professor Fraenkel, 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 early modern philosophy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]