Alex Long (born 1979) is a British philosopher and professor of philosophy at the

University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews (, ; abbreviated as St And in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and, f ...

. He is known for his works on

ancient Greek philosophy Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BC. Philosophy was used to make sense of the world using reason. It dealt with a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, epistemology, mathematics, political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics ...

. Long is a co-editor of the journal ''

Phronesis In ancient Greek philosophy, () refers to the type of wisdom or intelligence concerned with practical action. It implies good judgment and excellence of character and habits. In Aristotelian ethics, the concept is distinguished from other words ...

''.

Books

*''Immortality in Ancient Philosophy'' (ed.), Cambridge University Press, 2021, ISBN 9781108832281. *''Death and Immortality in Ancient Philosophy'', Cambridge University Press, 2019, ISBN 9781107086593. * ''Plato and the Stoics'', Long, A. G. (ed.), Cambridge University Press 2013 * ''Conversation and Self-Sufficiency in Plato'', Oxford University Press, 2013, ISBN 9780199695355. *''Plato: Meno and Phaedo.'' Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. By David Sedley (Editor) and Alex Long (Translator). Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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* 21st-century British philosophers British philosophy academics Living people 1970 births Academics of the University of St Andrews Philosophy journal editors British scholars of ancient Greek philosophy Plato scholars {{UK-philosopher-stub