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Biography
Anna is Full Professor of Philosophy and holds in the department the Chair of Metaphysics (previously E. J. Lowe's). She is concomitantly an Associate Member of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Oxford.
She took her current position in 2016; previously she worked for a decade at the University of Oxford, after earning her Ph.D. at Edinburgh University in 2006, and her MA (Laurea) at the University of Pisa in 2000. At Oxford she held different academic positions: she was a Departmental Lecturer in Philosophy (2007-08); a Junior Research Fellow (funded by a British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 2008-11); and an Official Fellow in Philosophy in Corpus Christi College (2011-17). Anna has held visiting positions internationally, in Europe, the U.S. and Australia; during the current academic year she is a fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, in Germany.
Anna specializes in two main research areas: on the one hand, metaphysics, and on the other, ancient, late antiquity and medieval philosophy. She has also strong research interests in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of religion. In metaphysics she is particularly interested in questions concerning the nature of properties, dispositions, relations; causation; the metaphysics of substance; composition and structure. In the history of philosophy, she has worked on an eclectic collection of topics, on Anaxagoras, Aristotle, Plato, Plotinus, the Stoics, Gregory of Nyssa, and Thomas Aquinas among others. Anna has published monographs, edited books and journal articles in all these areas. Her latest monograph is Forms and Structure in Plato’s Metaphysics (Oxford University Press, 2021). She is currently working on a new one, on Properties in Ancient Metaphysics, under contract with Cambridge University Press.
She has been directing a large-scale multidisciplinary research group, with funding (in successive stages) from the European Research Council, the Templeton World Charity Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, and the AHRC.
Anna is also the co-founder and co-editor with Erasmus Mayr of the peer-reviewed journal Dialogoi. Ancient Philosophy Today, published by Edinburgh University Press (2019-), whose distinctive mission is to provide a forum for publication of work in ancient philosophy that bears on contemporary philosophical discussions or vice versa.
CV: http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/profiles/15318/MarmodoroCV_20-10-22.pdf
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Research interests
- Metaphysics
- Ancient, late antiquity and medieval philosophy
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy of Religion
Publications
Authored book
- Forms and Structure in Plato's MetaphysicsMarmodoro, A. (2021). Forms and Structure in Plato’s Metaphysics. Oxford University Press.
- Metaphysics: An introduction to Contemporary Debates and Their HistoryMarmodoro, A., & Mayr, E. (2019). Metaphysics: An introduction to Contemporary Debates and Their History. Oxford University Press.
- Everything in Everything. Anaxagoras's MetaphysicsMarmodoro, A. (2017). Everything in Everything. Anaxagoras’s Metaphysics. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780190611972.001.0001
- Metafisica. Una Breve Introduzione.Marmodoro, A., & Mayr, E. (2017). Metafisica. Una Breve Introduzione. Carocci Editore.
- Aristotle on Perceiving ObjectsMarmodoro, A. (2014). Aristotle on Perceiving Objects. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199326006.001.0001
Book review
- Glutty and simple?Marmodoro, A. (2024). Glutty and simple?. Religious Studies, 60(4), 695-698. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412524000040
Chapter in book
- Collective PowersGuo, X.-Y., & Tugby, M. (2023). Collective Powers. In C. J. Austin, A. Marmodoro, & A. Roselli (Eds.), Powers, Parts and Wholes: Essays on the Mereology of Powers (pp. 142-166). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003298830-11
- What's dynamic about causal powers? A black box!Marmodoro, A. (2022). What’s dynamic about causal powers? A black box!. In Powers, Time and Free Will (pp. 1-15). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92486-7_1
- Causal Powers in Aristotle and his PredecessorsMarmodoro, A. (2021). Causal Powers in Aristotle and his Predecessors. In J. Jorati (Ed.), Powers: A History (pp. 10-27). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190925512.003.0002
- Hylomorphic UnityMarmodoro, A. (2020). Hylomorphic Unity. In R. Bliss & J. Miller (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Metametaphysics (pp. 284-299). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315112596
- Plotinus on PerceptionMarmodoro, A. (2019). Plotinus on Perception. In G. B & S. J.f. (Eds.), The senses and the history of perception.. Routledge.
- Structure versus whole versus oneMarmodoro, A. (2019). Structure versus whole versus one. In L. Bellotti (Ed.), Logic, Language and Metaphysics. Pisa: ETS.
- Whole, but not oneMarmodoro, A. (2018). Whole, but not one. In J. Heil, S. Gibb, & A. Carruth (Eds.), Ontology, modality, mind : themes from the metaphysics of E. J. Lowe. (pp. 60-72). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198796299.003.0005
- Gregory of Nyssa on the Trinity (with focus on his Letter ad Ablabius)Marmodoro, A. (2018). Gregory of Nyssa on the Trinity (with focus on his Letter ad Ablabius). In A. Marmodoro & N. McLynn (Eds.), Exploring Gregory of Nyssa : philosophical, theological and historical studies. (pp. 220-234). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198826422.003.0012
- Potentiality in Aristotle's MetaphysicsMarmodoro, A. (2018). Potentiality in Aristotle’s Metaphysics. In K. Engelhard & M. Quante (Eds.), Handbook of Potentiality. Springer Verlag.
- Power Mereology: Structural Powers versus Substantial PowersMarmodoro, A. (2017). Power Mereology: Structural Powers versus Substantial Powers. In M. Paoletti & F. Orilia (Eds.), Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives on Downward Causation (pp. 110-127). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315638577-7
- Structural Powers and the Homeodynamic Unity of OrganismsMarmodoro, A., & Austin, C. (2017). Structural Powers and the Homeodynamic Unity of Organisms. In R. Koons, N. Teh, & W. Simpson (Eds.), Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Modern Science. Routledge.
- Aristotelian Powers at Work: Reciprocity Without Symmetry in CausationMarmodoro, A. (2017). Aristotelian Powers at Work: Reciprocity Without Symmetry in Causation. In J. Jacobs (Ed.), Causal Powers (pp. 57-76). Oxford University Press.
- Gregory of Nyssa on the Creation of the WorldMarmodoro, A. (2015). Gregory of Nyssa on the Creation of the World. In A. Marmodoro & B. Prince (Eds.), Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (pp. 94-111). Cambridge University Press.
- Causation without glue: Aristotle on causal powersMarmodoro, A. (2013). Causation without glue: Aristotle on causal powers. In C. Natali, C. Viano, & M. Zingano (Eds.), Les Quatre Causes d’Aristote. Origins et Interpretations (pp. 221-246). Peeters, Louvain.
- The metaphysics of the extended mind in ontological entanglementsMarmodoro, A. (2011). The metaphysics of the extended mind in ontological entanglements. In A. Marmodoro & J. Hill (Eds.), The Metaphysics of the Incarnation (pp. 206-228). Oxford University Press.
Edited book
- The Reception of Greek Ethics in Late Antiquity and ByzantiumXenofontos, S., & Marmodoro, A. (Eds.). (2021). The Reception of Greek Ethics in Late Antiquity and Byzantium. Cambridge University Press.
- The Foundations of Reality: Fundamentality, Space and TimeGlick, D., Darby, G., & Marmodoro, A. (Eds.). (2020). The Foundations of Reality: Fundamentality, Space and Time. Oxford University Press.
- Exploring Gregory of Nyssa: philosophical, theological and historical studiesMarmodoro, A. (Ed.). (2018). Exploring Gregory of Nyssa: philosophical, theological and historical studies. Oxford University Press.
- Mind and Body in Late AntiquityMarmodoro, A., & Cartwright, S. (Eds.). (2018). Mind and Body in Late Antiquity. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316848531
- Divine Powers in Late AntiquityMarmodoro, A., & Viltanioti, E. F. (Eds.). (2017). Divine Powers in Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press.
- The Metaphysics of RelationsMarmodoro, A., & Yates, D. (Eds.). (2016). The Metaphysics of Relations. Oxford University Press.
- Causation and Creation in Late AntiquityMarmodoro, A., & Prince, B. (Eds.). (2015). Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107447974
- The Author's Voice in Classical and Late AntiquityMarmodoro, A., & Hill, J. (Eds.). (2013). The Author’s Voice in Classical and Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press.
- The Metaphysics of the IncarnationMarmodoro, A., & Hill, J. (Eds.). (2011). The Metaphysics of the Incarnation. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199583164.001.0001
- The Metaphysics of Powers: Their Grounding and Their ManifestationsMarmodoro, A. (Ed.). (2010). The Metaphysics of Powers: Their Grounding and Their Manifestations. Routledge.
Journal Article
- Why studying the history of philosophy mattersMarmodoro, A. (2022). Why studying the history of philosophy matters. Think: A Journal of the Royal Institute for Philosophy, 21(60), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1477175621000294
- The power of colorMarmodoro, A., & Grasso, M. (2020). The power of color. American Philosophical Quarterly, 57(1), 65-78.
- Stoic Blends
Marmodoro, A. (2017). Stoic Blends . Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium of Ancient Philosophy, 32(1). https://doi.org/10.1163/22134417-00321p02
- Dispositional modality vis-a-vis conditional necessityMarmodoro, A. (2016). Dispositional modality vis-a-vis conditional necessity. Philosophical Investigations, 39(3), 205-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/phin.12125
- Aquinas on Forms, Substances and ArtifactsMarmodoro, A., & Page, B. (2016). Aquinas on Forms, Substances and Artifacts. Vivarium, 54(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685349-12341310
- Anaxagoras' Qualitative GunkMarmodoro, A. (2015). Anaxagoras’ Qualitative Gunk. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 23(3), 402-422.
- Does the inherence heuristic take us to psychological essentialism?Marmodoro, A., Murphy, R. A., & Baker, A. (2014). Does the inherence heuristic take us to psychological essentialism?. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 37(05), 494-495. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x13003798
- Aristotle's hylomorphism without reconditioning.Marmodoro, A. (2013). Aristotle’s hylomorphism without reconditioning. Philosophical Inquiry, 37(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.5840/philinquiry2013371/28
- Peter Abelard's metaphysics of the incarnationMarmodoro, A., & Hill, J. (2011). Peter Abelard’s metaphysics of the incarnation. Philosophy and Theology, 22(1/2), 27-48. https://doi.org/10.5840/philtheol2010221/22
- Moral Character versus Situations: an Aristotelian contribution to the debateMarmodoro, A. (2011). Moral Character versus Situations: an Aristotelian contribution to the debate. Journal of Ancient Philosophy, 5(2), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-9471.v5i2p1-24
- Aristotle on Complex Perceptual Content. The Metaphysics of the Common Sense.Marmodoro, A. (2011). Aristotle on Complex Perceptual Content. The Metaphysics of the Common Sense. Philosophical Inquiry, 34(1-2), 15-65. https://doi.org/10.5840/philinquiry2011341/212
- Composition Models of the IncarnationMarmodoro, A., & Hill, J. (2010). Composition Models of the Incarnation. Philosophy and Theology, 20, 469-488. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412510000119
- Do powers need powers to make them powerful? From Pandispositionalism to AristotleMarmodoro, A. (2009). Do powers need powers to make them powerful? From Pandispositionalism to Aristotle. History of Philosophy Quarterly, 26(4), 337-352.
- Modeling the Metaphysics of the IncarnationMarmodoro, A., & Hill, J. (2008). Modeling the Metaphysics of the Incarnation. Philosophy and Theology, 20(1/2), 99-128. https://doi.org/10.5840/philtheol2008201/25
- Is Being One Only One? The argument for the Uniqueness of Platonic FormsMarmodoro, A. (2008). Is Being One Only One? The argument for the Uniqueness of Platonic Forms. Apeiron, XLI(4), 211-227. https://doi.org/10.1515/apeiron.2008.41.4.211
- The Union of Cause and Effect in Aristotle: Physics III 3Marmodoro, A. (2007). The Union of Cause and Effect in Aristotle: Physics III 3. Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy., 32, 205-232.
- It's a colorful worldMarmodoro, A. (2006). It’s a colorful world. American Philosophical Quarterly, 43(1), 71-80.
- Metaphysica V 7: diverse soluzioni esegetiche a confrontoMarmodoro, A. (2001). Metaphysica V 7: diverse soluzioni esegetiche a confronto. Documenti E Studi Sulla Tradizione Filosofica Medievale : Rivista Della Società Internazionale Per Lo Studio Del Medioevo Latino., XII, 1-61.
- La nozione di per se': una nuova proposta interpretativaMarmodoro, A. (2000). La nozione di per se’: una nuova proposta interpretativa. Documenti E Studi Sulla Tradizione Filosofica Medievale : Rivista Della Società Internazionale Per Lo Studio Del Medioevo Latino., XI, 1-35.