Results for the third ed. Conrado Eggers Lan Prize for Best Dissertation, 2018–2021
The International Plato Society is pleased to announce that Julia Pfefferkorn has won the Conrado Eggers Lan Prize for Best Dissertation on Plato for 2018–2021, with her dissertation titled, Platons tanzende Stadt: Moralpsychologie und Chortanz in den Nomoi. The Editorial Committee would also like to recognize the dissertation written by Roberto Granieri, with his dissertation titled, Being as a Kind in Plato’s Sophist. See the announcement post for more information »
For the last, second call for the Conrado Eggers Lan Prize, Evan Glenn Rodriguez won the prize for his 2016 dissertation, Exploring Both Sides: Plato’s New Method for First Principles. See the post for more information »
Symposium Platonicum XIII: Plato’s Sophist
July 18-22, 2022
Athens, Georgia, USA
The International Plato Society organizes a symposium on a single Platonic dialogue every three years. We are pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the XIII Symposium Platonicum: Plato’s Sophist.
The Symposium will take place July 18–22, 2022, at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, USA. Submissions on any aspect of the dialogue, including its Presocratic sources and later reception, will be considered. While Analytic philosophers have tended to read the Sophist as a work on the philosophy of language and Continental philosophers have seen the dialogue as an account of Being, these valuable approaches do not exhaust the richness of this complex dialogue. We welcome submissions of high quality from these and all other perspectives.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]