I was born in Uppsala, Sweden, and was raised there and in Stockholm. In my early teens I emigrated with my family, to New York City, where I spent my high school and most of my college years - with the exception of a summer in Germany at the University of Kiel and a year in France at the Sorbonne - studying the languages and literatures of ancient Greece, Rome, Germany, and France. Upon graduation I left the United States for over a decade, completing my M.A. in Ancient Greek and Latin in Germany, at the University of Heidelberg, where I also served as an adjunct professor, and my Ph.D. in Philosophy, Greek, and Latin, at the same university, though most of my time devoted to the latter degree was spent as a guest researcher in France (École Normale Supérieure) and Italy (Bologna). Upon completion of the doctorate I went through a volunteer teaching stint in Otjombinde, Namibia, after which I became a professor of Philosophy, Greek, and Latin at the American University of Paris. In 2014 I chose to withdraw from my position and to return to the U.S., where I now reside, in order to concentrate on my writing.
I write mainly philosophy, but with forays into other media as well, such as a memoir and poetry. My work focuses on aesthetics, contemporary culture, political philosophy, the philosophy of history, and ancient Greece.