Darcy Otto

Biography

Darcy Otto earned his BA in philosophy, Greek and Latin at University College at the University of Toronto, and completed his MA and PhD in ancient philosophy at McMaster University. Darcy’s primary research interests are in ancient Greek philosophy (particularly Platonic metaphysics), formal logic, and the intersection of these two disciplines. The main thrust of his research involves using the tools of logic to uncover new interpretations of ancient texts. He also does work in computational logic. He has edited and contributed to An Annotated Plato Reader, which offers essays about and translations of several Platonic dialogues, annotated with details about the people, places, and cultural landscape of the dialogues. His other publications include articles on topics in ancient philosophy. He has also written two popular computer programs intended to help both researchers and students with logic proofs.

Research Interest

Greek philosophy; formal logic.