title: Chris Bobonich
text: # Chris Bobonich
  
  Christopher Bobonich (born February 8, 1960) is an American philosopher and a leading scholar of Ancient Greek philosophy, especially known for his work on Plato's Laws. He is currently Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Classics (by courtesy) at Stanford University.
  
  ## Education and career
  
  Bobonich was born on February 8, 1960, in Southeastern Pennsylvania. He completed his BA in Government at Harvard University in 1981. He then went on to complete his MPhil (1983) in Philosophy at Cambridge University and his PhD in Philosophy at UC Berkeley (1990) under Alan Code, now his colleague at Stanford. He taught first at the University of Chicago, and, since 1996, at Stanford University.
  
  