McKirahan, Richard D.

Richard D. McKirahan Jr. is an American philosopher and Edwin Clarence Norton Professor of Classics and Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College in Claremont, California. He is recognized for his significant contributions to the study of Pre-Socratics. McKirahan's academic journey includes attending the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Oxford as a Marshall Scholar, culminating in a doctorate from Harvard University. He began his teaching career at Pomona College in 1987. Since 2012, he has served as the president of the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy. His published works include "Principles and Proofs: Aristotle's Theory of Demonstrative Species" (1992) and "Philosophy Before Socrates: An Introduction with Texts and Commentary" (1994). He also co-translated "A PreSocratics Reader: Selected Fragments and Testimonia" (1996).