John P. Anton

Who is John P. Anton?

John P. Anton; born November 2, 1920 is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Greek Philosophy and Culture at the University of South Florida. He studied at Columbia University and earned his B.S, M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy. He received four Honorary Doctorates: the University of Athens, the University of Patras, the University of Ioannina and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His areas of specialization are classical Greek philosophy, History of Philosophy, American Philosophy, Philosophy of Art, and Metaphysics.

Professor Anton is the editor of the autobiographical work titled Upward Panic by Eva Palmer-Sikelianos. Professor Anton was the Editor of the Twayne Series in the late 1980 and early edited Constantine Santas, Aristotelis Valaoritis, 1976, which was translated into Greek in 2012 by Fagottoe Books.

In 1973 he was one of the signers of the Humanist Manifesto II. He is a current member of the Florida Philosophical Association.