Will Desmond holds a joint PhD in classics and philosophy from Yale University and is currently associate professor in the Department of Ancient Classics in Maynooth University, Ireland. His interests focus on Greek literature and culture, the history of philosophy, and modern receptions of the classics. Along with articles and book chapters, he has published several monographs: The Greek Praise of Poverty (Notre Dame, 2006), Cynics (Acumen, 2008), Philosopher-Kings of Antiquity (Bloomsbury, 2012), Hegel’s Antiquity (Oxford, 2020), and Ancient Greece in 30 Hours (Kindle Publishing, 2024).
Email address: william.desmond@mu.ie
Institutional webpage: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/william-desmond