Stefan Büttner

Stefan Büttner is Professor of Classics (Greek) at the University of Vienna, serving as Deputy Head of the Department of Classical Philology, Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies. His academic career spans institutions including Philipps University Marburg, University of Konstanz, and University of Vienna since 2011.

• Born 1986–1997: Studied Classical Philology and Philosophy at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, and Philipps University Marburg.
• 1997: Doctorate at Marburg on Plato's Literary Theory.
• 2007: Habilitation in Classical Philology.
• 2011: Appointed Professor at University of Vienna.

His research focuses on Ancient Philosophy, Antique Aesthetics, Greek Tragedy, and Reception History. Current projects include analyzing the modern self-perception of antiquity, the Euripides reception, and Artes Liberales educational programs.

Recent publications explore:

• Euripides's shifting image from antiquity to modernity.
• Mimesis in Platonic dialogues.
• Homeric elements in Aristotle's Rhetoric.
• Symmetry as a foundational concept in ancient aesthetics.

He serves on editorial boards for Wiener Studien für Klassische Philologie and Eisodos. Zeitschrift für Antike Literatur und Theorie, and chairs the Society for Ancient Philosophy Austria. Supervised theses at University of Vienna include topics on Aristotelian analytics, Platonic deconstruction, and Chrysippus' Medea adaptation.

Büttner leads research seminars on ancient rhetoric, metaphor theory, and the interplay of philosophy and tragedy. He co-founded the book series Philosophie und Literatur and Studien zu Literatur und Erkenntnis, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to classical studies.