Mark Nyvlt, Ph.D. (Boston). Ancient Philosophy, German Philosophy, Human Rights.
Mark J. Nyvlt
Office: 331
E-mail: mark.nyvlt@collegedominicain.ca
or mark.nyvlt@dominicancollege.ca
I wrote my Ph.D. dissertation on Aristotle and Plotinus, on the question of the simplicity of Intellect. I specialize in Ancient Philosophy, especially in studies on Aristotle and the Neo-Aristotelian tradition, such as Alexander of Aphrodisias, as well as on Plotinus and the Neoplatonic tradition. I have also worked considerably on German Idealism, especially Hegel. My M.A. Thesis consisted of a study of Hegel’s attempt at resolving the Aristotelian aporia of the separation of Intellect in Aristotle’s De Anima III.4-5 and Metaphysics L. 7-9.
Publications
“Aristotle to Plotinus on the Status of Nous: The Passage from Dualism to Monism,” in International Society for Neoplatonic Studies, Proceedings (2007), forthcoming.
“Systematicity and Philosophical Truth: Hegel’s Attempt at Overcoming the Threats of Ancient Scepticism,” Science et Esprit, Vol. 55.3, 2003, 297-321
“Hegel’s Concept of Denken,” Eleutheria, 11 (2000), 6-15. (Double column)
“St. Thomas on the Intellect and the Will (ST 1.82.4 and 1-2.9.1),” De Philosophia, Vol. XIV, No.1 (1998), 75-94
“Aristotle and Plotinus on the Ontological Status of Noûs,” Eleutheria, 10 (1998), 8-12. (Double column
I am currently completing a paper on Montesquieu, and also in the process of editing my manuscript on Aristotle and Plotinus for publication.