Yartz, Frank J. 1938- (Frank Joseph Yartz)

PERSONAL:

Born February 5, 1938, in Cleveland, OH; son of Frank James (a metalist) and Mary Josephine Yartz. Ethnicity: "American." Education: Loyola University, Chicago, IL, A.M., 1964; St. Louis University, Ph.D., 1968.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Chicago, IL. E-mail—fyartz@luc.edu.

CAREER:

Loyola University, Chicago, IL, instructor, 1965-68, assistant professor, 1968-75, associate professor of philosophy, beginning 1976, senior professor emeritus, 2006—.

MEMBER:

American Philosophical Association.

WRITINGS:

(With Allan L. Larson and David J. Hassel) Progress and the Crisis of Man, Nelson-Hall (Chicago, IL), 1976.

Ancient Greek Philosophy: Sourcebook and Perspective, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1984, revised edition, Ares Publishers (Chicago, IL), 2005.

Introduction to Modern Philosophy: Classical Thinkers—Commentary and Sources, Ares Publishers (Chicago, IL), 1995, revised edition, 2002.

Contributor of articles and reviews to philosophy, classical studies/philosophy, and medieval studies journals, including Ancient World.

SIDELIGHTS:

Frank J. Yartz once told CA: "My area of expertise being history of philosophy, I am involved with research that takes me through the modern period; however, with the issue of philosophical order as my emphasis, I have devoted much time to the ancient period. Many of my ideas converge in a current article I published, ‘The Importance of Theophrastus' Metaphysics in Ancient Greek Intellectual History.’ What I have done in this article stands as a basis for further current research."

Yarts recently added: "Having written a number of book reviews over the last several years, I have been especially impressed by two of the books I reviewed: Myth and Philosophy by K. Morgan and Spectacles of Truth in Classical Greek Philosophy by A.W. Nightingale. Both books take up the issue of myth and philosophy. I myself wrote an article in 2003 titled ‘Myth, Knowledge, and Homer.’ My views on myth and Greek philosophy also came out in two graduate seminars I conducted at Loyola of Chicago. In addition, I have been impressed with the importance Plato places on music in his philosophy and how he came to see philosophy as musical."