College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Classics The University of Iowa

photoJohn F. Finamore

Professor

210C Jefferson Building
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1418
Telephone: 319-335-0288
E-mail: john-finamore@uiowa.edu

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John Finamore is a professor of Classics at The University of Iowa, where he has taught since 1983 and was chair from 2002-2007.  He teaches courses in Greek and Roman Philosophy, Word Power, Greek, and Latin.  Professor Finamore is the author of Iamblichus and the Theory of the Vehicle of the Soul (1985),  Iamblichus' De Anima: Text, Translation, and Commentary (with J.M. Dillon, 2002) and co-editor (with R. Berchman) of both Plato Redivivus: History of Platonism (New Orleans, 2005) and Metaphysical Patterns in Platonism:  Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern Times (New Orleans, 2007), and numerous articles on philosophy and literature.  He is editor of The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition and president of the U.S. section of the International Society for Neoplatonic Studies.  His research interests include ancient philosophy, the Platonic Tradition, and Latin poetry.  Professor Finamore holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Maryland, an M.A. in Philosophy from Tufts, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Classics from Rutgers.