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Contact me at:
​ sosseh [at] uw [dot] edu

​​I work on Ancient Greek philosophy, especially philosophy of language, metaphysics, and logic, with a focus on the Stoics. I am particularly interested in the Stoic theory of lekta, the development of theories of language, grammar, and meaning in antiquity, and applications of ancient semantic theory in contemporary philosophy of language.

​Currently, I'm working on a monograph that reconstructs a novel account of the structure and metaphysics of Stoic propositions, informed by their role in Stoic logic and philosophy of mind. I argue that lekta are entirely mind-dependent entities with conceptual building-blocks that are bound by cognitive acts. My other projects centre on Stoic theories of reference and assertion.

While I work primarily on Hellenistic philosophy, I've published papers on metaphysics, science, and inquiry in the Eleatics and Plato. I am also interested in the historiography of philosophy, including issues related to canon formation, as well as the legitimacy of the use of contemporary philosophical machinery in interpreting ancient texts. You can read about my work in these areas here. My public-facing work has appeared in venues such as Ancient History magazine. 

Outside of ancient philosophy, I'm interested in 20th century analytic philosophy and contemporary work in philosophy of language and metaphysics.

I'm an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Washington, Seattle. Before that, I was a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto. My PhD is from the University of Texas at Austin, where I was a doctoral student in the Joint Program for Ancient Philosophy. You can learn more about how I became interested in philosophy and the classes I typically teach in this interview. 

I'm originally from Scarborough, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto). You can find the pronunciation of my confusing Armenian name by typing /sose/ into an IPA reader (or you can just ask me!)