Gail Fine

Gail Judith Fine (born 1949) is an American philosopher who is a professor of philosophy emerita at Cornell University. She also held positions as a visiting professor of ancient philosophy at Oxford University and a senior research fellow at Merton College, Oxford University. Fine earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan, and her MA and PhD from Harvard University. She later obtained an MA from Oxford University. She taught at Cornell University from 1975 until her retirement and received fellowships from NEH and ACLS, as well as Cornell's Clark Award for distinguished teaching. Her philosophical work primarily focuses on ancient philosophy, with significant contributions to the understanding of Plato and Aristotle. Her books include "On Ideas: Aristotle's Criticism of Plato's Theory of Forms", "Plato on Knowledge and Forms: Selected Essays", and "The Possibility of Inquiry: Meno's Paradox from Socrates to Sextus". She has also edited "The Oxford Handbook of Plato". Her research areas include Meno's paradox, Plato's epistemology and metaphysics, Aristotle's criticisms of Plato, and coherentist accounts of justification. Gail Fine is married to philosopher Terence Irwin.