M. M. McCabe

Mary Margaret Anne McCabe, also known as M. M. McCabe, was born on December 18, 1948. She is a British emerita professor of ancient philosophy at King's College London, having previously held positions at New Hall, Cambridge, and King's College London. Her academic career focused on ancient Greek philosophy, with notable works on Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, and the pre-Socratics. McCabe's doctoral thesis, completed in 1977 at the University of Cambridge, was on Plato's theory of punishment. She has authored several books, including "Plato on Punishment" (1981), "Plato's Individuals" (1994), "Plato and His Predecessors: The Dramatisation of Reason" (2007), and "Platonic Conversations" (2015). She has also co-edited several volumes and published numerous articles and book chapters. McCabe served as president of the British Philosophical Association (2009-2012) and the Mind Association (2016-2017). In recognition of her contributions, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2017.