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Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesDepartment of Philosophy

Prof. Dr. Christoph Helmig

Main Publications

  • Helmig, Christoph, "Simplicius", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2020/entries/simplicius/>.

  • Helmig, Christoph (ed.), World Soul – Anima Mundi. On the Origins and Fortunes of a Fundamental Idea (Topics in Ancient Philosophy, 8), Berlin - Boston: De Gruyter, 2019.

  • Helmig, Christoph, Forms and Concepts. Concept Formation in the Platonic Tradition (Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina, 5), Berlin - New York: De Gruyter, 2012.

Key Research Areas

  • Ancient and late ancient Philosophy
  • History of Platonism and Aristotelianism
  • Ancient Epistemology, concepts, concept formation