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Patricia Curd

Arts and Humanities · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1982
Classical Philosophy and ThoughtClassical Antiquity StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesMedieval and Classical PhilosophyByzantine Studies and History

Publications

54

Citations

879

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

45

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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Patricia Curd specializes in ancient Greek philosophy, particularly the Presocratic thinkers such as Parmenides, Empedocles, and Anaxagoras. Her work examines how these early philosophers understood being, nature, perception, and cognition, and she also writes reviews and critical essays engaging with other scholars' interpretations of this period. Her research is historical and textual, focused on close reading and interpretation of ancient philosophical sources.

Presocratic philosophyAncient Greek metaphysics (being and nature)Perception and cognition in antiquityParmenides and Empedocles studiesHistory and reception of ancient philosophy

Publication output has been low and irregular over the past decade, with one or two items in most years, a gap from 2022-2025, and a mean of only 0.2 publications per year over the last five years.

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Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications2182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications221222324252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
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  • Rhizomata×2
  • History of philosophy & logical analysis×1
  • Catholic University of America Press eBooks×1
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×1
  • ˜The œreview of metaphysics×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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