Fifty Years of Studies on Greek Thought Proceedings of the International Conference in Honour of Livio Rossetti
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to tell you that on next April 21, 2026 at 3 pm (15:00) CEST Michel Narcy (CNRS, Centre Léon Robin) and Francesco Fronterotta (Sapienza Università di Roma) will present to the public the volume: Fifty Years of Studies on Greek Thought Proceedings of the International Conference in Honour of Livio Rossetti Edited by: G. Ranocchia, Ch. Rowe †, M. Tulli Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2025 The event will be broadcast on the Web through Microsoft Teams at https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/327006289397677?p=MSpPeMhK0Z5PZtfOMn. Poster, Flyer and Preliminary Materials are attached hereto. Colleagues, students and friends are welcome to attend. The present volume collects the speeches given by renowned scholars during the International Conference Fifty Years of Studies on GreekThought in honour of Livio Rossetti (Perugia and Bevagna, Italy, 18–20 September 2023). It is divided into four parts devoted respectively to the Presocratics, Eleatism, Plato, Socrates and the Socratic schools, and includes the laudatio pronounced by [...]
I Jornada de Estudos Platônicos da USP
Dear Members, We would like to inform you of the upcoming I Jornada de Estudos Platônicos da USP, to be held from 12-13March 2026. You can find the details in the brochure. Best wishes, The IPS’ Team
In memoriam Gabriela Carone (1964-2026)
Gabriela Carone was known for her influential work in ancient Greek philosophy, especially on Plato’s moral psychology, ethics, and cosmology. She earned her Ph.D. in Philosophy at King’s College London in 1995 under the direction of Richard Sorabji, after obtaining her BA at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She won a British Council Award for her doctoral studies and received a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2004. She spent one year at the Center for Human Values at Princeton University as a Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellow (2003-4), followed by another year at Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies (2004-5). In addition to many influential articles in recognized ancient philosophy journals, such as Phronesis and Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, she is the author of Plato’s Cosmology and Its Ethical Dimensions (Cambridge University Press, [...]
Tübinger Platon-Tage 2026
Dear Members, We would like to inform you of the upcoming Tübinger Platon-Tage 2026, to be held at the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen from 9–11 April 2026 (Philologisches Seminar, Wilhelmstr. 36, 72074 Tübingen). This year’s theme, Platon und die Täuschung (“Plato and Deception”), will explore various dimensions of illusion, falsehood, pseudo-knowledge, and misperception in Plato’s dialogues, with contributions from international scholars. The conference is organized by Irmgard Männlein and Klaus Corcilius. Best wishes, The IPS' Team
Book Publication: ΠΛΑΤΩΝ: Η Άρρητη και Άγραφη Φιλοσοφία, by Georgios Koumakis
Dear Members, We would like to inform you of the recent publication of the book ΠΛΑΤΩΝ: Η Άρρητη και Άγραφη Φιλοσοφία, by Georgios Koumakis. The volume addresses the question of Plato’s “unwritten” philosophy and revisits the longstanding discussion concerning the relationship between the dialogues and the doctrines attributed to the Academy. Those interested in the topic may wish to take note of this new contribution to Platonic scholarship. Best wishes! The IPS' Team
The Ignorance of the Philosopher : why did Plato not write the “unwritten doctrine”, by Rafael Ferber
Dear Members, We are very happy to share with you the news about the publications of Rafael Ferber's new book: The Ignorance of the Philosopher : why did Plato not write the "unwritten doctrine". This is the link https://www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/the-ignorance-of-the-philosopher-gr-978-3-495-99183-1 Best wishes and Happy New Year! IPS
Fifty Years of Studies on Greek Thought: Proceedings of the International Conference in honour of Livio Rossetti, Leiden/Boston 2025
Dear Members, We are very pleased to inform you that the Proceedings in honour of Professor Rossetti have now been published by Brill: https://brill.com/display/title/72769 (Preliminary Materials attached hereto). Best wishes! IPS
In memoriam Christopher Rowe (1944-2025)
We are saddened to announce the passing of Christopher Rowe. We share below a text written by Ugo Zilioli, accompanied by a photo selected by Heather Rowe. Christopher Rowe (1944-2025) was an eminent British classicist and one of the most prominent scholars of ancient philosophy at international level in the last forty years. His translations of Plato and Aristotle, together with his in-depth analyses and commentary, are widely read by scholars working in different continents and philosophical traditions. Christopher studied Classics at Cambridge University, where he also obtained a doctorate with a dissertation on Aristotle’s Ethics, a project to which he returned later in life. Just before being awarded his PhD, he was hired in 1966 by the University of Bristol, where he remained for almost thirty years, serving also as the Chair of Greek. In 1995 he was offered the Chair of Greek at Durham University, where he remained [...]