Alan Code
Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Classics
Philosophy
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Philosophy
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Professor (By courtesy), Classics
Administrative Appointments
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Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor of Humanities, Philosophy, Stanford University (2011 - Present)
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Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University (2007 - 2011)
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Petris Professor of Greek Studies Philosophy & Classics, University of California at Berkeley (1998 - 2007)
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O'Donnell Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University (1992 - 1998)
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Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University (1995 - 1995)
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Professor of Philosophy and Classical Studies, University of Michigan (1991 - 1992)
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Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy (1985 - 1992)
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Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University (1988 - 1988)
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Visiting Professor of Philosophy, UCLA (1985 - 1986)
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Visiting Assoc. Professor of Philosophy, Princeton (1982 - 1982)
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley (1979 - 1985)
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Visiting Asst. Professor, Philosophy, University British Columbia (1976 - 1977)
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Visiting Lecturer, Philosophy, University of British Columbia (1975 - 1976)
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Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford (2012 - 2012)
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Visiting Fellow, Center for Advanced Study Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2011 - 2011)
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Visiting Fellow, Center for Advanced Study Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2012 - 2012)
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Fellowship, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1989 - 1989)
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Chair, Dept. of Philosophy, Chair, Dept. of Philosophy (2002 - 2005)
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Assistant Dean, College of Letters and Sciences University of California at Berkeley (1980 - 1982)
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Fellowship, Stanford Humanities Center (1988 - 1989)
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President's Research Fellowship, University of California (1988 - 1989)
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Humanities Research Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley (1988 - 1989)
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Humanities Research Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley (1984 - 1985)
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Visiting Junior Fellow, Council of the Humanities Princeton (1982 - 1982)
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University Fellowship, University of Wisconsin (1975 - 1976)
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Vilas Graduate Fellowship, University of Wisconsin (1974 - 1975)
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Graduate Fellowship, Ford Foundation (1974 - 1974)
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley (1977 - 1979)
Honors & Awards
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Ford Foundation, University of Michigan (1992)
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Ph.D. Thesis Award, Matchette Foundation (1975)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013 - 2013)
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Member, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (1996 - 1997)
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Member, Chancellor's Campus Title IX Advisory Committee, University of California at Berkeley (1981 - 1982)
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Editorial Board Member, Oxford Research Reviews in Philosophy (2012 - Present)
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General Editor, Westview History of Ancient & Medieval Philosophy (1997 - 2004)
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Editorial Board Member, University of California Press Publications in Classical Studies (1980 - 1988)
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Editorial Board Chair, University of California Press Publications in Classical Studies (1983 - 1986)
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Guest Editor, Topoi, Vol.10., Predication: Analyses and Implication (1991 - 1991)
Professional Education
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Ph.D, University of Wisconsin, Philosophy (1976)
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M.A., University of Wisconsin, Philosophy (1974)
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B.A, University of Wisconsin, Philosophy (1972)
2024-25 Courses
- Special Topics in Ancient Philosophy: Logic and Metaphysics in Ancient Greek Philosophy
PHIL 109A, PHIL 209A (Aut) -
Independent Studies (3)
- Individual Work for Graduate Students
PHIL 240 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Individual Work, Undergraduate
PHIL 197 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Tutorial, Senior Year
PHIL 196 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Individual Work for Graduate Students
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Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- Aristotle's Metaphysics Book Alpha
PHIL 108, PHIL 208 (Win) - Aristotle's Posterior Analytics
PHIL 111, PHIL 211 (Win) - Methodology in Ancient Greek Philosophy
PHIL 331M (Spr) - Plato's Later Metaphysics and Epistemology
PHIL 107B, PHIL 207B (Spr)
2022-23 Courses
- Ancient Greek Skepticism
PHIL 106, PHIL 206 (Win) - Aristotle on Substance
PHIL 319 (Spr) - Aristotle's Physics Book One
PHIL 108B, PHIL 208B (Aut) - Porphyry's Introduction to Logic
PHIL 113A, PHIL 213A (Spr)
2021-22 Courses
- Aristotle's Psychology
PHIL 312 (Aut) - Plato's Later Metaphysics and Epistemology
PHIL 107B, PHIL 207B (Spr) - The Stoics on Freedom and Determinism
PHIL 110C, PHIL 210C (Win) - Topics in Aristotle: Aristotle on Potentiality
PHIL 108C, PHIL 208C (Spr)
- Aristotle's Metaphysics Book Alpha
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Jonathan Amaral, Rupert Sparling -
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Lukas Apsel, Andrew Biondo, Soham Shiva
All Publications
- Aristotle’s Epistemology Epistemology: Key Thinkers edited by Hetherington, S. Continuum. 2012: 50–71
- Comments on ‘Aristotle on the Form and Definition of a Human Being: Definitions and their Parts in Metaphysics Z10 and 11’ Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy edited by Gurtler, G. M., J, S. 2011: 197–210
- Aristotle on Plato on Weight One Book, The Whole Universe: Plato’s Timaeus Today edited by Mohr, R. D. Parmenides Publishing. 2010: 201–211
- An Aristotelian Puzzle about Definition: Metaph. VII.12 Being, Nature and Life in Aristotle edited by Lennox, J. G., Bolton, R. Cambridge. 2010: 78–96
- Aristotle and the History of Skepticism Ancient Models of Mind: Studies in Human and Divine Rationality edited by Nightingale, A. W., Sedley, D. Cambridge. 2010: 97–109
- Aristotelian Colors as Causes Meaning and Being: Festschrift for Julius Moravcsik edited by Follesdall, J., Woods, J. London: College Publications. 2008: 235–242
- On Generation and Coruption I.5 Aristotle: On Generation and Corruption, Book I, Symposium Aristotelicum edited by Haas, F. d., Mansfeld, J. Oxford. 2004: 171–193
- Change, Power and Potentialities in Aristotle Desire, Identity and Existence Academic Printing & Publishing. 2003
- Metaphysics Lambda 5 Aristotle's Metaphysics Book Lambda: Symposium edited by Charles, D., Frede, M. Oxford. 2001: 161–182
- Aristotle: Logic and Metaphysics Routledge History of Philosophy edited by Furley, D. Routledge. 1999: 40–75
- Philosophical Method in Aristotle's 'On Ideas' Internationale Zeitschrift für Philosophie 1998; 2: 177-198
- The Priority of Final Causes Over Efficient Causes in Aristotle's PA Aristotelische Biologie:Intentionen, Methoden, Ergebnisse, Philosophie der Antike edited by Kullmann, W., Foellinger, S. Steiner Verlag. 1997: 127–143
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Aristotle's 'Metaphysics' as a science of principles
REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE PHILOSOPHIE
1997; 51 (201): 357-378
View details for Web of Science ID A1997YB30000004
- Owen on the Development of Aristotle’s Metaphysics Aristotle’s Philosophical Development edited by Wians, W. Rowman Littlefield. 1996: 303–325
- Articles on David Hume, Francis Hutcheson, and Lord Kames The Dictionary of Art edited by Brigstocke, H. Macmillan. 1996
- Aristotle The Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy edited by Zeyl, D. J. The Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy. 1996: 67–95
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POTENTIALITY IN ARISTOTLE SCIENCE AND METAPHYSICS
4th Annual USC/Rugers Conference in Aristotle
BLACKWELL PUBL LTD. 1995: 405–18
View details for Web of Science ID A1995VA18100006
- Vlastos on a Metaphysical Paradox Virtue, Love and Form: Essays in Memory of Gregory Vlastos edited by Irwin, T. H., Nussbaum, M. C. 1993: 85–98
- Vlastos on a Metaphysical Paradox Apeiron 1993; 26 (3-4)
- Explaining Various Forms of Living Essays on Aristotle's 'De Anima' edited by Nussbaum, M., Rorty, A. Oxford. 1992
- Some Basic Elements of Aristotle's Metaphysical Essentialism Michigan Philosophy News 1991: 2-6
- Aristotle, Searle and the Mind-Body Problem John Searle and His Critics edited by LePore, E., Gulick, R. V. Blackwell. 1991: 105–113
- The Philosophical Significance of the Middle Books of Aristotle's Metaphysics The University of Dayton Review 1989; 19: 8191
- Reply to Frede's 'Being and Becoming in Plato Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy Oxford. 1988: 53–60
- Soul as Efficient Cause in Aristotle's Embryology Philosophical Topics 1987; 15: 161-169
- Metaphysics and Logic Aristotle Today edited by Matthen, M. Edmonton. 1987: 127–149
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ARISTOTLE INVESTIGATION OF A BASIC LOGICAL PRINCIPLE, WHICH SCIENCE INVESTIGATES THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-CONTRADICTION
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
1986; 16 (3): 341-357
View details for Web of Science ID A1986E131500001
- Aristotle: Essence and Accident Philosophical Grounds of Rationality edited by Grandy, R. E., Warner, R. Oxford. 1986: 411–439
- The Aporematic Approach to Primary Being in Metaphysics Canadian Journal of Philosophy 1985; 10: 1-20
- On the Origins of Some Aristotelian Theses about Predication How Things Are edited by Bogen, J., McGuire, J. E. Reidel. 1985: 101–131, 323–326
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THE APOREMATIC APPROACH TO PRIMARY BEING IN 'METAPHYSICS-Z' + ARISTOTLE
JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
1982; 79 (11): 716-718
View details for Web of Science ID A1982PQ65900013
- Review of C.C.W. Taylor's translation and commentary for Plato's Protagoras Canadian Journal of Philosophy 1980; 10: 311-325
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GEACH AGAIN
ANALYSIS
1979; 39 (3): 160-160
View details for Web of Science ID A1979HA96300016
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POWER OF RUSSELL CRITICISM OF FREGE - DENOTING
ANALYSIS
1978; 38 (2): 65-77
View details for Web of Science ID A1978EZ77900001
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REPLY TO GEACH
ANALYSIS
1978; 38 (4): 206-207
View details for Web of Science ID A1978FU49400010
- No Universal is a Substance: an Interpretation of Metaphysics Z13,1038b8-15 Paideia 1978: 65-74
- What is it to be an Individual? Journal of Philosophy 1978; 75: 647-648
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PERSISTENCE OF ARISTOTELIAN MATTER
PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES
1976; 29 (6): 357-367
View details for Web of Science ID A1976EK38500001
- Aristotle’s Response to Quine’s Objections to Modal Logic Journal of Philosophical Logic 1976; 5: 159-186