Gail Fine

Gail Fine is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University's Sage School of Philosophy, Emeritus Fellow at Merton College (Oxford), and a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. Her work focuses on Ancient Philosophy, particularly Plato and Aristotle, with expertise in metaphysics, epistemology, and classical thought.

Her research explores themes like Plato's Theory of Forms, Meno's Paradox, and the methodology of ancient philosophical inquiry. Key contributions include critiques of Plato's theories through an Aristotelian lens and analyses of knowledge in ancient philosophy.

Publications span foundational texts like On Ideas (1993), Plato on Knowledge and Forms (2003), and the Oxford Handbook of Philosophy (2019). These works synthesize historical context with analytical rigor, shaping debates in ancient philosophy.