At Princeton he majored in philosophy, a study he enjoyed, although his father, a banker, considered it to be a mistake. There had been a coup d'etat in Greece that spring, so Nehamas chose to apply for graduate school at Princeton University. He came to the United States for his education and in 1967, after completing his bachelor's degree at Swarthmore College, decided not to return home, yet.
SIDELIGHTS: Educator Alexander Nehamas was born in Greece into a banking family. WORK IN PROGRESS: A Promise of Happiness: The Place of Beauty in a World of Art. Virtues of Authenticity: Essays on Plato and Socrates, Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ), 1998. The Art of Living: Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault, University of California Press (Berkeley, CA), 1998. (Translator and author of introduction, with Paul Woodruff) Plato, Phaedrus, Hackett (Indianapolis, IN), 1995. Furley) Aristotle's Rhetoric: Philosophical Essays, Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ), 1994. (Translator, with Paul Woodruff, and author of introduction and notes) Plato, Symposium, Hackett (Indianapolis, IN), 1989. Nietzsche: Life As Literature, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA), 1986. MEMBER: American Philosophical Association (program chairman, 1982-83 president, eastern division, 2003-04), American Society for Aesthetics, Modern Language Association, Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, Modern Greek Studies Association, North America Nietzsche Society, Phi Beta Kappa.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Grant from National Endowment for the Humanities 1978-79 Guggenheim fellowship, 1983-84 Lindback Foundation Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania, 1989 Behrman Award in humanities, Princeton University, 1999 International Nietzsche Prize (co-recipient), 2001 Mellon Distinguished Achievement Award in the Humanities, 2002. Visiting professor at University of California at Berkeley, 1983, 1993, and at Princeton University, 1988. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, assistant professor, 1971-76, associate professor, 1976-81, professor of philosophy,ġ981-86 University of Pennsylvania, professor of philosophy, 1986-90 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, professor of philosophy, comparative literature, and humanities, 1990-, chairman of Hellenic studies program, 1994-2003, head of Council of the Humanities, 1994-2003, head of society of fellows in the liberal arts, 1999-2003. Office- Princeton University, Program in Hellenic Studies, Henry House, Princeton, NJ 08540. Hobbies and other interests: Arts, literature, travel, opera, film.ĪDDRESSES: Home-692 Pretty Brook Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. Ethnicity: "Greek." Education: Swarthmore College, B.A., 1967 Princeton University, Ph.D., 1971. Glimcher (an attorney), Jchildren: Nicholas Albert. PERSONAL: Born March 22, 1946, in Athens, Greece son of Albert (a banker) and Christine (Yannuli) Nehamas married Susan D.
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