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Franco Trivigno

Professor - Philosophy
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Email franco.trivigno@ifikk.uio.no
Phone +47 22 85 12 48
Mobile phone +97 22 84 44 43
Room GM 446
Available hours Tues. 10-11am
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Visiting address Blindernveien 31 Georg Morgenstiernes hus 0313 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1020 Blindern 0315 Oslo

Academic interests and Background

My main research interests are in Plato and in neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics. I am engaged in two general research projects. The first concerns the philosophical significance of Plato's dramatic portrayal of virtue: my book, Plato on Comedy and Tragedy: The Role of Drama in the Pursuit of Happiness, is forthcoming with Cambridge University Press. The second concerns the nature of happiness or well-being: I am co-PI of the Modelling Human Happiness (ModHap) project, an interdisciplinary investigation into well-being that aims to develop empirically testable  models of happiness that are inspired by core ideas in ancient ethics, especially Aristotle.

As an undergraduate, I studied Philosophy at Vassar College, and I did my graduate work at Boston University, where I completed the Dual Degree program in Philosophy and Classical Studies.  Before coming to the University of Oslo, I was Associate Professor at Marquette University.

Courses taught

Tags: Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Ethics

Publications

Bøker

  • Plato’s Ion: Poetry, Expertise and Inspiration, Cambridge Elements in Ancient Philosophy series, ed. J. Warren, Cambridge University Press, 2020.
  • Laughter and Comedy in Ancient Philosophy, co-edited with Pierre Destrée, Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • The Philosophy and Psychology of Character and Happiness, co-edited with Nancy Snow, Routledge, 2014.

Artkler

  • “Above the Law and Out for Justice: Statesman 291a-297b” in P. Dimas, M. Lane, and S. Sauvé Meyer (eds.), Plato’s Statesman: A Philosophical Discussion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021, 157-177.
  • “Was Phthonos a Comedic Emotion for Aristotle? On the Pleasure and Moral Psychology of Laughter” in The Poetics in its Aristotelian Context, eds. Malcolm Heath, Dana Munteanu and Pierre Destrée, Cambridge University Press, 2020.
  • "Plato on Laughter and Moral Harm," in Laughter and Comedy in Ancient Philosophy, eds. Pierre Destrée and Franco Trivigno, Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • “Plato” in The Oxford Handbook of Virtue, ed. N. Snow, Oxford University Press, 2018.
  • "The Goodness of Death in Oedipus at Colonus" in Oedipus in Sophocles, ed. Paul Woodruff, Oxford University Press, 2018.
  • “Diagnosing the Speech of Eryximachus in Plato’s Symposium” in Plato’s Symposium: A Critical Guide, eds. P. Destrée and Z. Giannopoulou, Cambridge University Press, 2017: 48-69.
  • “The Moral and the Literary Character of Hippias in the Hippias Major,” Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, 50 (2016): 31-65.
  • “Empathic Concern and the Pursuit of Virtue” in The Philosophy and Psychology of Character and Happiness, eds. Nancy Snow and Franco Trivigno, Routledge, 2014: 113-32.
  • “Childish Nonsense? The Value of Interpretation in Plato’s Protagoras,” Journal of the History of Philosophy, 51 (2013): 509-43.
  • “Guns and Virtue: The Virtue Ethical Case against Gun Carrying,” Public Affairs Quarterly, 27 (2013): 289-310.
  • “A Virtue Ethical Case for Pacifism” in Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics, ed. Michael Austin, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013: 86-101.
  • “Etymology and the Power of Names in Plato’s Cratylus,” Ancient Philosophy, 32 (2012): 35-75.
  • “Technê, Inspiration and Comedy in Plato’s Ion,” Apeiron, 45 (2012): 283-313.
  • “Is Good Tragedy Possible? The Argument of Gorgias 502b-503b,” Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, 41 (2011): 115-38.
  • “Philosophy and the Ordinary: On the Setting of Plato’s Lysis,” Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, 51 (2011): 61-85.
  • “Paratragedy in Plato’s Gorgias,” Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, 36 (2009): 73-105.
  • “The Rhetoric of Parody in Plato’s Menexenus,” Philosophy and Rhetoric, 42 (2009): 29-58.
  • “Putting Unity in Its Place: Organic Unity in Plato’s Phaedrus,” Literature and Aesthetics19, special issue on “Plato’s Music,” ed. E. Benitez, 2009: 153-82.
  • Trivigno, Franco (2026). The Joyful Stoic: On the Species of Joy and their Objects. Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie. ISSN 0003-9101. doi: 10.1515/agph-2026-0045. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco V. (2026). A Note on Aristotle’s Definition of Anger in the Rhetoric. Symbolae Osloenses - Norwegian Journal of Greek and Latin Studies. ISSN 0039-7679. doi: 10.1080/00397679.2026.2721091. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2026). Plato. In Amir, Lydia (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Humor. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783031862465. p. 45–63. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-86247-2_3. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2025). Dialectic and Rational Agency: Establishing Self-Rule in the Republic and Hippias Major. In Remes, Pauliina & Pettersson, Olof (Ed.), Platonic Autonomy: Self-Determination, Unity and Cooperation. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 9781009520485. p. 83–105. doi: https:/www.cambridge.org/no/universitypress/subjects/classical-studies/ancient-philosophy/platonic-autonomy-self-determination-unity-and-cooperation?format=HB&isbn=9781009520485. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2024). Humor, Comedy and Irony in Plato. In Politis, Vasilis & Peter, Larsen (Ed.), The Platonic Mind. Routledge. ISSN 9781138193239. p. 358–371. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2021). Above the Law and Out for Justice: Statesman 291a-297b. In Dimas, Panagiotis (Eds.), Plato's Statesman: A Philosophical Discussion. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780192898296. p. 157–177. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2020). Was phthonos a Comedic Emotion for Aristotle? On the Pleasure and Moral Psychology of Laughter. In Destrée, Pierre; Heath, Malcolm & Munteaunu, Dana (Ed.), The Poetics in its Aristotelian Context. Routledge. ISSN 9780367366117. p. 66–87. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2019). Plato on Laughter and Moral Harm. In Trivigno, Franco & Destrée, Pierre (Ed.), Laughter, Humor, and Comedy in Ancient Philosophy. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780190460549. p. 13–34. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780190460549.003.0002. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2018). Plato. In Snow, Nancy (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Virtue. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780199385195. p. 85–103. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2018). Paideia og lek: Dydens sang og dans i Platons Lovene. Arr - Idéhistorisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7005. p. 3–15. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2018). The Goodness of Death in Oedipus at Colonus. In Woodruff, Paul (Eds.), The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Philosophical Perspectives. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780190669447. p. 209–237. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780190669447.003.0009. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2018). Sokrates og andre komiske sjarlataner: Platon og Aristofanes mot sofistene. Arr - Idéhistorisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7005. p. 3–15. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2018). Platons dydspolitikk. Agora Journal for metafysisk spekulasjon. ISSN 0800-7136. 35(2-3), p. 91–110. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2017). A Doctor’s Folly: Diagnosing the Speech of Eryximachus. In Destrée, Pierre & Giannopoulou, Zina (Ed.), Plato's Symposium: A Critical Guide. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 9781107110052. p. 48–69. doi: 10.1017/9781316273166.004. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2016). The Moral and Literary Character of Hippias in Plato's Hippias Major. Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy (OSAP). ISSN 0265-7651. 50, p. 31–65. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198778226.003.0002. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2014). Empathic Concern and the Pursuit of Virtue. In Trivigno, Franco & Snow, Nancy (Ed.), The Philosophy and Psychology of Character and Happiness. Routledge. ISSN 9780415656146. p. 113–132. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2013). Guns and Virtue: The Virtue Ethical Case against Gun Carrying. Public Affairs Quarterly. ISSN 0887-0373. 27, p. 289–310. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2013). A Virtue Ethical Case for Pacifism. In Austin, Michael (Eds.), Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9781137280299. p. 86–101. doi: 10.1057/9781137280299.0011. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2013). Childish Nonsense? The Value of Interpretation in Plato’s Protagoras. Journal of the history of philosophy. ISSN 0022-5053. 51, p. 509–543. doi: 10.1353/hph.2013.0083. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2012). Technê, Inspiration and Comedy in Plato’s Ion. APEIRON: a journal for ancient philosophy and science. ISSN 0003-6390. 45, p. 283–313. doi: 10.1515/apeiron-2012-0006. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2012). Etymology and the Power of Names in Plato’s Cratylus. Ancient Philosophy: A Journal devoted to Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy and Science. ISSN 0740-2007. 32, p. 35–75. doi: 10.5840/ancientphil20123213. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2011). Is Good Tragedy Possible? The Argument of Gorgias 502b-503b. Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy (OSAP). ISSN 0265-7651. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2011). Philosophy and the Ordinary: On the Setting of Plato’s Lysis. Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies. ISSN 0017-3916. 51, p. 61–85. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2009). Putting Unity in Its Place: Organic Unity in Plato’s Phaedrus. Literature and Aesthetics. ISSN 1036-9368. 19, p. 153–182. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2009). The Rhetoric of Parody in Plato’s Menexenus. Philosophy & Rhetoric. ISSN 0031-8213. 42, p. 29–58. Full text in Research Archive
  • Trivigno, Franco (2009). Paratragedy in Plato’s Gorgias. Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy (OSAP). ISSN 0265-7651. 36, p. 73–105. Full text in Research Archive

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