Dr Brennan McDavid

Assistant Professor, Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy

Schmid College of Science and Technology; Department of Philosophy

Office Location: Wilkinson Hall 207

Email: mcdavid@chapman.edu

Education:: Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Arts
University of Arizona, Master of Arts
Princeton University, Ph.D.

Biography

Assistant Professor in Philosophy. Her research areas include Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications: 2024. "Phusis in Plato’s Republic.” Ancient Philosophy 44: 1–16.; 2023. With Keith Hankins. “Adam Smith and the Creative Role of Imagination.” In ed. Alberto Burgio, Adam Smith and Modernity. Routledge.; 2022. “Meddling in the Work of Another.” Plato Journal 23: 95 – 107.; 2022. “Plato’s Market Optimism.” Polis 39 (3): 456-465.; 2019. "On Why the City of Pigs and Clocks are Not Just." Journal of the History of Philosophy 57 (4): 571-593.