Lewis Fallis

Lewis Fallis is an Assistant Professor at the Thomas Jefferson Center for Ideas and Imagination within the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his PhD in Political Theory and BA. He received an MFA in Poetry from Johns Hopkins University. His research bridges classical political philosophy with literary analysis, focusing on intersections between Platonic dialogues, postmodern literature, and political imagination. His publications span journals like American Political Science Review and Interpretation, alongside book chapters on topics such as poetry's political role and legal philosophy in Plato. He teaches courses on ancient Greek politics, world drama, and literature's political dimensions, while also publishing poems under the name Lewis Holt in literary magazines like The Florida Review and Narrative Magazine. His work on legal positivism and Platonic ethics highlights recurring themes in his scholarship.