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John Lloyd Ackrill, FBA (30 December 1921 – 30 November 2007) was an English philosopher and classicist who specialized in Ancient Greek philosophy, especially the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle. Ackrill has been said to be, along with Gregory Vlastos and G. E. L. Owen, "one of the most important figures responsible for the upsurge of interest in ancient Greek philosophy among Anglo-American philosophers of the second half of this century".[1] Ackrill was born, to Frederick William Ackrill and Jessie Anne Ackril,[2] in Reading, Berkshire where he attended Reading School. In 1940 he entered St. John's College, Oxford as a scholar in Classics[3] where his philosophy tutors were Paul Grice and John Mabbott.[2] The next year he left for war service in the Royal Berkshire Regiment and General Staff, reaching the rank of captain. He returned to Oxford in 1945 to read Literae Humaniores (or 'Greats', a combination of philosophy and ancient history), graduating in 1948. He then accepted a t

J. L. Ackrill - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia English classical scholar John Lloyd Ackrill , FBA (30 December 1921 – 30 November 2007) was an English philosopher and classicist who specialized in Ancient Greek philosophy , especially the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle . Ackrill has been said to be, along with Gregory Vlastos and G. E. L. Owen , "one of the most important figures responsible for the upsurge of interest in ancient Greek philosophy among Anglo-American philosophers of the second half of this century". [ 1 ] Biography [ edit ] Ackrill was born,

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