Cohort Year:
2016
Research Interests:
Ancient (Hellenistic) Philosophy, Intellectual History. Writing a dissertation on wonder (θαῦμα) and its relation to philosophy in Greco-Roman thought.
Education:
M.A. (Philosophy), University of Amsterdam (2014), M.A. (Classics), VU University Amsterdam (2014)
Rik Peters earned his BA in philosophy and classics and MA in philosophy from the University of Amsterdam, as well as an MA in classics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He taught courses on the philosophy of science, metaphysics and Foucault before coming to Chicago to pursue a joint PhD in classics and social thought.
Education:
- BA Philosophy, University of Amsterdam (2011, cum laude)
- BA Classics, University of Amsterdam (2012, cum laude)
- Erasmus exchange student Classics, Ca'Foscari University Venice (2013)
- MA Philosophy, University of Amsterdam (2014, cum laude)
- MA Classics, VU University Amsterdam (2014, cum laude)