Ravi Sharma

Professor, Philosophy
Department Chair, Philosophy

Professor Sharma received his Ph.D. from the Joint Classics-Philosophy Graduate Program in Ancient Philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin.

In addition to teaching courses in ancient philosophy, he regularly offers courses in metaphysics, the history of early modern philosophy, and themes in late nineteenth and early twentieth century thought.

For copies of recent publications, please see: http://clarku.academia.edu/RaviSharma

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, 2001

Affiliated Department

Philosophy

Scholarly and creative works

  • Book

    Plato’s Hippias Minor: Analysis, Text, Translation, and Commentary

    2025
    UK
    Ravi Sharma
  • Chapters In Books

    The Bloomsbury Handbook of Socrates, 2nd edition
    Chapter: “Xenophon’s Socrates on Teaching and Learning”

    Published by Bloomsbury Academic
    2024
    Ravi Sharma, Russell E. Jones
  • Book

    The Bloomsbury Handbook of Socrates, 2nd edition

    2024
    Edition #2
    ISBN #9781350185685
    UK
    Ravi Sharma, Russell E. Jones, Nicholas D. Smith
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    “Xenophon’s Socrates on Concern for Friends”

    Thaumàzein: Rivista di filosofia
    2021
    Vol. 9
    Ravi Sharma, Russell E. Jones
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    “Xenophon’s Socrates on Justice and Well-being: Memorabilia 4.2”

    Ancient Philosophy
    2020
    Vol. 40
    Ravi Sharma, Russell E. Jones
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Eristic Combat at Euthydemus 285e-286b

    Australasian Philosophical Review
    2019
    Vol. 3
    Issue #2
    Ravi Sharma, Russell E. Jones
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Xenophon’s Socrates on Harming Enemies

    Ancient Philosophy
    2019
    Vol. 39
    Ravi Sharma, Russell E. Jones
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Virtue and Self-Interest in Xenophon’s Memorabilia 3.9.4–5

    Classical Quarterly
    2018
    Vol. 68
    Ravi Sharma, Russell E. Jones
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The Wandering Hero of the Hippias Minor: Socrates on Virtue and Craft

    Classical Philology
    2017
    Vol. 112
    Ravi Sharma, Russell E. Jones
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Platonic Inquiry [Critical discussion of Hugh H. Benson, Clitophon’s Challenge: Dialectic in Plato’s Meno, Phaedo, and Republic]

    Polis
    2016
    Vol. 33
    Ravi Sharma
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Phaedo 100b3-9

    Mnemosyne
    2015
    Vol. 68
    Ravi Sharma
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Commentary on Fine [discussion of Gail Fine’s “Meno’s Paradox and the Sisyphus”]

    Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
    2013
    Vol. 29
    Ravi Sharma
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Diocles of Carystus on Scientific Explanation

    Classical Quarterly
    2012
    Vol. 62
    Issue #2
    Ravi Sharma
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Socrates’ New Aitia: Causal and Metaphysical Explanations in Plato’s Phaedo

    Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy
    2009
    Vol. 36
    Ravi Sharma
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    The Anatomy of an Illusion: On Plato’s Purported Commitment to Self-Predication

    Apeiron
    2007
    Vol. 40
    Issue #2
    Ravi Sharma
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    From Definitions to Forms? [Review of R. M. Dancy, Plato’s Introduction of Forms]

    Apeiron
    2007
    Vol. 40
    Issue #4
    Ravi Sharma
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    On Republic 596a

    Apeiron
    2006
    Vol. 39
    Issue #1
    Ravi Sharma
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    What is Aristotle’s “Third Man” Argument Against the Forms?

    Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy
    2005
    Vol. 28
    Ravi Sharma
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    A New Defense of Tropes? On Categories 3b10–18

    Ancient Philosophy
    1997
    Vol. 17
    Ravi Sharma