Angie Hobbs

Angela Hunter "Angie" Hobbs (born 12 June 1961) is a British philosopher and academic, who specialises in Ancient Greek philosophy and ethics.

She is a specialist in Ancient Greek philosophy with a particular interest in ethics, political theory, and moral psychology.

In April 2012, the University of Sheffield announced Hobbs' appointment as Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy, the first such chair in the UK.

Hobbs is now preparing a translation of Plato's Symposium, with a commentary, for Oxford University Press.

These contributions include BBC Two's Timewatch special "Atlantis: The Evidence", the National Geographic Channel's "Finding Atlantis", the Radio 4 programme In Our Time hosted by Melvyn Bragg, Radio 3 Night Waves and the BBC World Services The Forum.