Dr. Reier Helle
Akadademischer Rat auf Zeit
Chair of Ancient Philosophy
Office address:
Leopoldstr. 11b / 4. Stock
Room 445
80802 München
Office hours:
By appointment
Postal address:
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München
Personal information
Dr. Reier Helle is an assistant professor (akademischer Rat auf Zeit) at the Chair of Ancient Philosophy and in the Munich School of Ancient Philosophy (MUSAΦ). He completed his PhD in Philosophy and Classical Philology at Yale University in 2020. He also holds an M.Phil in Philosophy from the University of Oslo.
Research interests
Dr. Helle is particularly interested in ancient physics and metaphysics. His main research interest currently focuses on the ancient Stoics, especially topics such as substance, causality, mixture, and corporeality.
Selected publications
- Helle, R. Alexander of Aphrodisias and the Stoics: Blending, Forms, and the Upwards Story. In The History of Hylomorphism: from Aristotle to Descartes, edited by David Charles, Oxford University Press: 106-133 (2023).
- Helle, R. Colocation and the Stoic Definition of Blending. Phronesis 67.4: 462-497 (2022).
- Helle, R. Self-Causation and Unity in Stoicism. Phronesis 66.2: 178-213 (2021).
- Helle, R. Hierocles and the Stoic Theory of Blending. Phronesis 63.1: 87-116 (2018).