Robert J Hankinson

Robert J Hankinson is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal Arts. He specializes in ancient Greek and early modern philosophy, with particular expertise in Aristotle, Galen, scepticism, and the intersection of medicine and philosophy. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge and maintains an active teaching schedule covering logic, metaphysics, and historical philosophy.

Research Focus

His scholarship centers on reconstructing classical philosophical frameworks, including:

• Analysis of causation in ancient Greek thought
• Sceptical traditions in Hellenistic philosophy
• Medical epistemology in Galen's works
• Aristotelian cosmology and physics

He has authored major studies on scepticism and Greek explanatory models while translating foundational texts with scholarly commentary.

Editorial Leadership

As editor of Apeiron, he oversees one of the premier journals for ancient philosophy and science scholarship.