Professor Kosman came to Haverford in 1962 and retired in 2010, holding visiting appointments at various institutions during this time, including Princeton University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University and his M.A. and B.A. from Berkeley.
Aryeh Kosman, professor emeritus of philosophy at Haverford College, has died.
Haverford College has published an obituary for Professor Kosman here.
Professor Kosman was known for his research in ancient philosophy, particularly on Plato and Aristotle. He is the author of The Activity of Being: An Essay on Aristotle’s Ontology and Virtues of Thought: Essays on Plato and Aristotle. You can learn more about his work here.