Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
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Heike Sefrin-Weis
| Title: | Associate Professor Emerita of Classics |
| Department: | Philosophy; Language, Literature and Cultures College of Arts and Sciences |
| Email: | sefrinwe@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Office: | Byrnes, Room 421 |
| Resources: | Department of Philosophy Department of Language, Literature and Cultures |
Education
PhD, Pittsburgh, 2002
Dr. rer. nat, Mainz, 1997
Research Interests
Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Science, History of Mathematics
Current Research Interests: Aristotle's metaphysics project: a comprehensive reading of Metaphysics I - VI; methods of argumentation in Greek geometry; ancient medicine and psychology with a special focus on their connection to natural philosophy;Selected Publications: G.W. Leibniz, Saemtliche Werke und Schriften, Reihe VII, Bd. V: Infinitesimalrechnung 1674 - 1676, Berlin (Akademie-Verlag) 2008 (co-editor); G.W. Leibniz, Seamtliche Werke und Schriften, Reihe III, Bd. 7: Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Briefwechsel 1696 - 1699, Berlin, 2011 (co-editor); Pappus of Alexandria. Book IV of the Collection, London/New York/Heidelberg/Berlin,2010