Dr Lea Cantor

I am a Research Fellow in Philosophy at Peterhouse, Cambridge. My research focuses on early Greek philosophy (especially Parmenides), classical Chinese philosophy (especially Daoism), and the global history and historiography of philosophy. My doctoral thesis looked at the epistemologies of two foundational philosophers in early Greek and classical Chinese philosophy, respectively: Parmenides and Zhuangzi. It also considered the impact of broad historiographical narratives in the history of philosophy on issues in philosophical interpretation of ancient Greek philosophy and Chinese philosophy. Alongside my work in ancient philosophy, I am currently working on a book project (with Dr Josh Platzky Miller) challenging the very idea of ‘Western Philosophy’ from philosophical, historical, and historiographical perspectives. I have also conducted research on the historiography of ancient philosophy and the European reception of Chinese and Greek philosophy.