Christopher Shields

Christopher Shields (born July 26, 1958) is an American philosopher. He is currently the Henry E. Allison Endowed Chair in the History of Philosophy at the University of California San Diego. Shields is also an Honorary Research Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, where he previously served as Professor of Classical Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board. Prior to his roles at Oxford, he was the George N. Shuster Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the editor of *Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews*. Shields earned his BA and MA from Bowling Green State University and his PhD from Cornell University, where his doctoral advisor was Terence Irwin. His academic work focuses on ancient philosophy, particularly Aristotle, and he has authored several books on the subject, including 'Aristotle's De Anima, Translated with Introduction and Commentary' and 'Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle'.