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Ancient Philosophy Society Call For PapersPapers on any topic in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy are invited. We are especially interested in papers that focus on noncanonical figures and texts in ancient philosophy, including writings by Pythagorean women, Hellenistic schools, Pre-Socratic fragments, and late antique Neoplatonism. We also welcome papers comparing Hellenistic Judaism and Early Christian texts to ancient pagan thinkers. The APS values diversity and particularly invites submissions from members of groups underrepresented in philosophy, including women, people of . . . Read More
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Ancient Philosophy Society Graduate Student PanelCome join us for our next graduate student panel!
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The Collegium Phaenomenologicum Call for ApplicationsThe Collegium Phaenomenologicum convenes for its 47th annual session in Città di Castello, Italy, July 7-25,2025. The terms by which ancient Greek intellectuals conceived of being born, living, and dying continue to exert profound influence on contemporary efforts to theorize the political valence of life. Collegium 2025 will take three central concepts as its focus, considering the lines and ruptures from genos to generation, from bios to biography, and from nekros to necroresistance, with special interest in Greek tragedy as a powerful site of such intersections. . . . Read More
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Virtual Conference on Plato’s Lysis
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During the Renaissance, the Arts curriculum in universities was based almost exclusively on the teaching of Aristotle. With the revival of Plato, however, professors of philosophy started to deviate from the official syllabus and teach Plato’s dialogues. This collection of essays offers the first comprehensive overview of Platonic teaching in Italian Renaissance universities, from the establishment of a Platonic professorship at the university of Florence-Pisa in the late 15th century to the introduction of Platonic . . . Read More
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Foreign Influences: The Circulation of Knowledge in AntiquityThe essays collected in this volume focus on the Ancient Greeks’ perception of foreigners and of foreign lands as potential sources of knowledge. They aim at exploring the hypothesis that the most adventurous intellectuals saw foreign lands and foreigners as repositories of knowledge that the Greeks σοφοί had to engage with, in the hope of bringing back home valuables in the form of new ideas. It is a common place to state that the “Greeks” . . . Read More
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The Routledge Handbook of Women and Ancient Greek PhilosophyEdited by Sara Brill, Catherine McKeen, The Routledge Handbook of Women and Ancient Greek Philosophy is an essential reference source for cutting-edge scholarship on women, gender, and philosophy in Greek antiquity. The volume features original research that crosses disciplines, offering readers an accessible guide to new methods, new sources, and new questions in the study of ancient Greek philosophy and its multiple afterlives. Comprising 40 chapters from a diverse international group of experts, the Handbook considers questions about women and gender . . . Read More
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