Benjamin A. Rider

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University of Central Arkansas

Also affiliated: Conway School of Landscape Design (2019–2020)

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5 h-index 22 pubs 121 cited

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Benjamin A. Rider's scholarly work centers on philosophy and its application to education and personal development. He has published on topics such as "Philosophy at the Gymnasium" and "Philosophy for Living: Exploring Diversity and Immersive Assignments in a PWOL Approach." His work also includes exploring the use of philosophical texts, such as Plato's Dialogues, to enhance student learning and inquiry, as seen in his publication "Mason Marshall, Reading Plato’s Dialogues to Enhance Learning and Inquiry: Exploring Socrates’ Use of Protreptic for Student Engagement."

Rider has also investigated themes of personal transformation and well-being, with publications including "Transforming Ambition" and "Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life." His academic contributions are reflected in a h-index of 5, with 22 total publications and 117 citations.

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h-index: 5
Publications: 22
Citations: 121

Selected Publications

Philosophy at the Gymnasium (2025)

History Reviews of New Books DOI OpenAlex
Health and Hedonism in Plato and Epicurus, written by Kelly Arenson (2020)

Polis The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
The ethical significance of gratitude in Epicureanism (2019)

British Journal for the History of Philosophy 34 citations DOI OpenAlex
Epicurus on the Fear of Death and the Relative Value of Lives (2014)

Apeiron 34 citations DOI OpenAlex
PLATO AND ETHICS - J.M. Rist Plato's Moral Realism. The Discovery of the Presuppositions of Ethics. Pp. x + 286. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2012. Paper, US$29.95 (Cased, US$49.95). ISBN: 978-0-8132-1980-6 (978-0-8132-1979-0 hbk). (2013)

The Classical Review DOI OpenAlex
Socrates’ Philosophical Protreptic in Euthydemus 278c–282d (2012)

Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Socratic Seduction: Philosophical Protreptic in Plato's Lysis (2011)

Apeiron 4 citations DOI OpenAlex