Paul Woodruff
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Paul Woodruff is an experienced guide to the intellectual landscape of ancient Greece. He has published translations of works by the philosopher Plato, the historian Thucydides, and the playwrights Sophocles and Euripides. He has written two books that present ancient Greek ideas for modern use: Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue (2001); and First Democracy: The Challenge of an Ancient Idea (2005). He teaches philosophy and classics at the University of Texas at Austin.