Ralph E. Doty
EDUCATION
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1973 Ph.D., Philosophy. Columbia University, New York.
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1969 M.A., Philosophy. Columbia University, New York.
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1967 B.A. (with Distinction), Letters. University of Oklahoma.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
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2002 Professor, Department of Classics, University of Oklahoma (promotion)
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1991 Associate Professor, Department of Classics, University of Oklahoma. (Tenure and promotion)
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1986-91 Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, University of Oklahoma.
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1983-86 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, University of Oklahoma.
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1980-82 Instructor, Humanities Faculty, Oscar Rose Junior College, Midwest City,
Oklahoma.
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1979-82 Instructor, Latin, George Lynn Cross Academy, Norman, Oklahoma.
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1977-79 Instructor, Humanities Faculty, East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park,
California.
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1972-73 Preceptor of Philosophy, Philosophy Department, Columbia University,
New York.
AWARDS AND HONORS:
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2004 Who’s Who in America
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2001 Adele Mellen Prize for Scholarly Writing
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1995 Secretary, Oklahoma Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
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1994 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
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1989 Baldwin Award Study Prize for Superior Teaching, University of Oklahoma
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1971 Wilson Dissertation Year Fellowship, Columbia University, New York
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1967 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, Columbia University, New York.
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1967 Phi Beta Kappa
PUBLICATIONS:
Books Published:
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2006 Xenophon's Hellenica, co-authored with
Donald F. Jackson, Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, N.Y.
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2003 Hiero – A New Translation. Edwin Mellen ,
Lewiston, N.Y.
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2003 Poroi – A New Translation. Edwin Mellen ,
Lewiston, N.Y.
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2001 Xenophon on Hunting. Edwin Mellen , Lewiston, N.Y.
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1994 Xenophon's Gynaikologia: the Training of a Greek
Housewife. CANE Instructional Materials, published by the Classical
Association of New England, Amherst, Massachusetts.
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1994 Xenophon: Oeconomicus VII-XIII. Bristol
Classical Press, Bristol, England.
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1992 The Criterion of Truth. Peter Lang Publishers, New York, NY.
Articles Published in Refereed Journals:
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2004 “Figures of Speech: Philological Argument for and against Xenophon’s
Authorship of Cynegeticus”, Manuscripta 45/46.
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2003 “How Myths Come About: The Case of Echidna”, Classical
Outlook 80, no. 4 (Summer 2003).
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2001 “Romans and Rabbits: Saliens de Tramite Cuniculorum”, Classical Outlook 78,
no. 4 (Summer 2001).
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1996 "Attitude Change and Right Brain Thinking", Journal
of Thought 31.3: 39-46 (1996).
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1991 "How High is the Sky?"(with Jennie Patterson), Classical
Bulletin 66 (1991): 77-78.
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1986 "Carneades a Forerunner of William James' Pragmatism", Journal of the History of Ideas, (1986): 133-138.
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1985 "Chrysippus' Theory of Education", Journal of Thought 20.2 (1985): 70-75.
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1976 "Ennoemata, Prolepseis and Common Notions", Southwestern
Journal of Philosophy 7.3 (1976): 143-148.
Book Reviews:
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2004 “The Ambitions of Curiosity: Understanding
the World in Ancient Greece And China” Classical Journal 99.4 (April/May 2004).
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2003 “Pyrrho, his Antecedents, and his Legacy” Classical
Bulletin , vol. 78, no. 1 (Spring 2003)
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2000 "The Anatomy of Medical Terminology", The Classical
Outlook 77.3 (Spring 2000).
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1999 "Learn Ancient Greek," The Classical Outlook 76.3 (Fall 1999):
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1998 "Who Killed Homer," The Classical Outlook 76.1 (Fall 1998):35.
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"The Bow and the Lyre," The Classical Outlook 75.3 (Spr. 1998): 117.
Papers:
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2004 “Buddhism, The Wave of the Future.” Presented
at the Fifth Annual Oklahoma Conference on Buddhism, Norman (March)
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“The Underworld Journey in Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep.” Presented
at the Centennial Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle
West and South, St. Louis, Missouri (April).
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2003 “Life, Death, and Karma.” Presented
at the Fourth Annual Oklahoma Conference on Buddhism, Stillwater (February)
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2002 “Echidna: a Study in Mythopoeia.” Presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and
South, Austin, Texas (April).
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“Zen in the Art of Teaching.” Presented at
the 3rd Annual Oklahoma Conference on Buddhism, Edmond (March).
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2000 “The Evolution of Roman Rustic Capitals.” Presented
at the 27th Annual Conference on Manuscript Studies, St. Louis, Missouri
(October).
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1999 "Manuscript Studies in the College Curriculum." Presented
at the 26th Annual Conference on Manuscript Studies, St. Louis, Missouri
(October).
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"Bad Dogs and Worse Sophists: the Pack and the Polis in Xenophon's Cynegeticus." Presented at "The World of Xenophon" Conference,
Liverpool, U.K. (July)
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1998 "Figures of Speech: Philological Arguments for and against Xenophon's Authorship of Cynegeticus." Presented
at the 25th Annual Conference on Manuscript Studies, St. Louis, Missouri
(October).
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1995 "The Question of Abortion in the Hippocratic Oath." Presented
at the Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association, San Diego,
California (December).
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1993 "Etiquette in the Odyssey:or, Why is Odysseus Such a Terrible Guest?" Presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and
South (April).
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1992 "Patterns of Retribution: Medea and Dido." Presented
at the Biennial Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West
and South, Southern Section, Richmond, Virginia (October).
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1990 "Woman's Role, Woman's Power: A New Look at Xenophon's Oeconomicus." Annual
Meeting, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Southern Section,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (November).
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1986 "The Metaphor of the Hero's Quest", Annual
Meeting, Classical Association of the Middle West and and South, Tampa,
Florida (April).
Panels:
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2004 Classical Influences on American Detective Fiction.
Centennial Meeting, Classical Association of the Middle West and South,
St. Louis, Missouri (April).
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2003 Roundtable: “Editing Greek Texts for Classroom Use.” Annual
Meeting, American Philological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana
( January )
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1993 The Banquet in Classical Literature. Annual Meeting, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Iowa City, Iowa (April).
SERVICE
Professional:
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1993-8 American Philological Association Committee on Education, Subcommittee on Outcomes Assessment.
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1988 Attended Boston Area Colloquium on Ancient Philosophy, Brown University, Providence,
RI. February, 1988.
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1985 Conducted Teachers' Workshop in Teaching Mythology, Oklahoma Center for Continuing
Education.
University:
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2002- Mornings with the Professors
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2001 Bizzell Library Exhibition: “Books That Have
Inspired Me”
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2000-01 Faculty Advisor, Sooner Ballroom Dance Club
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1998 Member, Arts & Sciences Committee for Evaluation
of the Departmental Chair
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1993 Member, Arts & Sciences Committee for Evaluation
of the Department Chair
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1991- O.U. Speakers Bureau
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1988-91 Chairman, Arts & Sciences Academic Appeals
Board
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1988 Member, Arts & Sciences Committee for Evaluation
of the Department Chair
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1986-9 Member, Arts & Sciences Academic Appeals Board
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1985- Member, Graduate Faculty, University of Oklahoma
Departmental:
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2000-1 Member, Classics Department Committee A
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1998 Member, Classics Department Self-Study Committee
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1997-8 Member, Classics Department Committee A
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1995-6 Member, Classics Department Committee A
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1993 Member, Classics Department Self-Study Committee
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1993-94 Member, Classics Department Committee A
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1992- Departmental Outcomes Assessment Liaison
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1991-92 Member, Classics Department Committee A
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1989-90 Member, Classics Department Committee A
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1987-88 Member, Classics Department Committee A
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1987 Member, Classics Department Self-Study Committee
Lectures:
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2000 “Manuscripts in the Classical Heritage”
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1997 "Medusa". University of Oklahoma Classics
Society, October.
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1994 "Urban Legends." Albert F. Staples Society,
May 19.
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1992 "Greece and Egypt." University of Oklahoma
Classics Society, October.
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1991 "The Greek Symposium." University of Oklahoma
Classics Society, November.
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1989 "Mythos and Ethos". University of Oklahoma
Classics Society, April.
New Courses:
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2004 CL C 4503: “The Classical Tradition”
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2003 RELS 2013: “Introduction to Buddhism”
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1998 HON 2970: “Methods of Inquiry”
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1991 LAT 5143/4143: "Lucretius"
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1990 GRK 4990: "Lucian"
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1989 GRK 5970: "Greek Lyric Poetry" - graduate
seminar.
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1988 CL C 3133: "Plato and the Platonic Tradition".
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1986 CL C 3510: "The Hellenistic Age".
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1985 GRK 3990: "Greek Lyric Poetry".
Redeveloped Courses:
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1998 GRK 4213 "Greek Dramatists"
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1989 LAT 4143/5143 "Philosophers"
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1986 GRK 2113 "Intermediate Prose"
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1985 GRK 1115 "Beginning Greek"
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1985 GRK 1215 "Beginning Greek Continued"
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1983 CL C 2383 "Classical Mythology"
Academic Responsibilities:
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Lower and upper-division Classical Culture courses
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Lower and upper-division Greek courses
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Lower and upper-division Latin courses
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Independent Study and Directed Readings in Classical Culture
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Independent Study and Directed Readings in Greek
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
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1995 Faculty Discussion Group on "Teaching Students
to Think"
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1989 In the graduate seminar "Greek Lyric Poetry" part of the lectures were devoted to the subject of publication: selecting a journal, slanting the paper towards the journal's needs, etc. In addition, all participants were required to research the journals subscribed
to by O.U., to report on their requirements and the general "slant" of
published articles,
and to prepare a paper
for submission to the
journal of their choice.
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1988 Participation in Ford Foundation Workshop in writing across the curriculum, summer
and fall semesters, 1988. The University of Oklahoma.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
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Member, Classical Association of the Middle West and South.
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Member, American Philological Association
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