Lorraine Pangle

Lorraine Pangle is a Professor of Government and Co-Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas at the University of Texas at Austin. She holds a PhD in Social Thought from the University of Chicago, a B.A. in history from Yale University, and a B.Ed. from the University of Toronto.

• Specializes in history of political and moral philosophy
• Focuses on classical thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, Xenophon, Machiavelli, Rousseau
• Current research spans Platonic epistemology, Nietzschean contemplation, and evolutionary psychology's relation to ancient human nature claims

Her scholarly output includes five major monographs and numerous articles across:

• Classical political philosophy
• Philosophy of friendship
• Founders' educational ideas
• Modern applications of Aristotelian virtue theory

Scientific recognition includes:

• National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
• SSHRC Canada Fellowship
• Earhart Foundation Fellowship
• Raymond Dickson Centennial Teaching Award

Pangle teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on classical political thought, including Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Ethics, and Xenophon's works, with cross-listed offerings through the Core Texts and Ideas program.