Ancient Philosophy Society

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• Ancient Philosophy Society 2026 Registration and Hotel Information

  Dear friends of the Ancient Philosophy Society, Registration for our 2026 meeting at New York University is now open. Note that APS membership is required to register for the meeting. We strongly encourage you to register for the APS banquet on the night of Saturday April 18th as well. Historically, the banquet has been a great chance to get to know other participants, and we hope to continue that tradition this year. You can pay membership dues and register for the meeting . . . Read More

• Breaking Light: Toward a Poetics of Opacity in Early Greek Thinking

  In Breaking Light: Toward a Poetics of Opacity in Early Greek Thinking (May 2026 on SUNY Press’s series in Ancient Philosophy), D. M. Spitzer develops interpretive channels and linkages joining the Milesian thinkers Thales, Anaximandros, Anaximenes and the 20th century Martinican philosopher and poet Édouard Glissant. Engaging a wide range of texts from the archaic Mediterranean and beyond–including Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, India–alongside modern and contemporary sources,  the book opens a way toward dynamic, diverse, and ecologically-oriented perspectives . . . Read More

• Hunting for Justice

  The Cosmology of Dike in Aeschylus’s Oresteia By Kalliopi Nikolopoulou Subjects: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Classics, Comparative Literature, Drama, Religion, ViolenceSeries: SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy Hardcover : 9798855801286, 264 pages, March 2025Paperback : 9798855801279, 264 pages, September 2025 A purely political understanding of justice does not convey the cosmological origins of the ancient conception of justice, Dikē, in Aeschylus’s Oresteia. Drawing from Walter Burkert’s anthropology of the hunt in Homo Necans, which articulates an ancient cosmology and implies a theory of (tragic) seriousness that parallels Aristotle’s . . . Read More

• Magic in Ancient Greek Culture and Philosophy Updated Deadline

  The deadline to submit a chapter to the upcoming volume “Magic in Ancient Greek Culture and Philosophy” has been extended from January 15th to February 1st. Please consider submitting a potential chapter.