He researches the intersections of ethical, political, and religious imperatives in Classical thought, especially “political theologies.” Currently, his research focuses on the manifold conceptions of the afterlife in Homer, Greek tragedy, and Plato. His other research interests lie in the Hebrew Bible, Seneca, German philosophy, and Zionism. He founded and runs the “Philosophy and Theory” reading group at UCSB. Amit received his Ph.D. in Classics from NYU (2012), where he also worked as a Language Lecturer (2012-13). He comes to UCSB from Harvard, where he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mahindra Humanities Center (2013-2014).