Event Announcements – International Plato Society

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 [...]

aristippus2026-04-29T21:36:12+00:00Categories: Announcements, Event Announcements, Just published|

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

aristippus2026-02-12T15:25:36+00:00Categories: Announcements, Event Announcements, Events, Just published|

Ateliers 2025 de la Société d’Études platoniciennes: Le Phédon

aristippus2025-12-15T14:58:19+00:00Categories: Announcements, Event Announcements, Just published|

Invitation: 9th Platonic Summer Seminar in Lanckorona – PlatoAI

Invitation: 9th Platonic Summer Seminar in Lanckorona – PlatoAI We are pleased to invite you to the 9th edition of the Platonic Summer Seminar, which will take place in Lanckorona (Poland) from 3 to 9 August 2025. This year’s seminar inaugurates the PlatoAI project, an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at developing an artificial intelligence model capable of engaging in authentic Socratic dialogues, based on Plato’s writings and testimonia. This seminar offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the creation of a digital Plato. Participants will be instrumental in shaping the future of AI-assisted learning and philosophical inquiry. We seek collaboration with leading scholars and experts to design a functional prototype of PlatoAI. Participants will engage in focused working sessions, philosophical masterclasses, and strategic discussions about the future of AI-assisted philosophical inquiry. If you are interested in Platonism and artificial intelligence, we warmly encourage your participation. For further details and registration, please [...]

aristippus2025-06-05T12:20:20+00:00Categories: Call for papers, Event Announcements, Just published|

XIV Symposium Platonicum – Online / Programme and link

INTERNATIONAL PLATO SOCIETY XIV SYMPOSIUM PLATONICUM Online Sessions (May 19-21, 2025) UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID INSTITUTO SÉNECA Link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/a56905789b044613bb59128a9dac667a Programme Monday, May 19th 11.00-12.00: Plenary Session: Chair: Luc Brisson Salomon Ofman: Theodorus' Mathematical Lesson (Theaetetus, 147c7-d6): A New Interpretation 12.00-12.40: Ordinary Session 1: Chair: Beatriz Bossi Diego García Rincón: Alteration and Indeterminacy in Plato’s Critique of Radical Flux (Theaetetus 182d1–183b5). 12.40-13.00: 20 min Break 13.00-13.40: Ordinary Session 2: Chair: Rodrigo Illarraga Rafael Moreno Gonzalez: La sabiduría del renacuajo. Semejanza, desemejanza y saber en el Teeteto de Platón 13.40-14.20: Ordinary Session 3: Chair: Zdenek Lenner Evan Keeling: Socrates’ Avowal of Knowledge: the case of the Theaetetus 14.20-15.30: Lunch Break 15.30-16.10: Thesis Dissertation 1: Chair: S.S. Meyer Jiseob Yoon: The Role of Law in Plato’s Cities (Supervisor: Melissa Lane) 16.10-16.50: Ordinary Session 4: Chair: Franco Trabattoni [...]

aristippus2025-05-20T11:18:51+00:00Categories: Announcements, Event Announcements, IPS Newsletter, Just published, Symposium Platonicum|

CfP: Conference on Plato’s Theory of Forms (Czech Plato Society)

Czech Plato Society nám. Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Praha, Czech Republic E-mail: info@platonskaspolecnost.cz Call for Abstracts: Plato’s Theory of Forms, XVth Symposium Platonicum Pragense The Czech Plato Society is pleased to announce the XVth Symposium Platonicum Pragense on Plato’s Theory of Forms. The conference will be held on 16 – 18 October 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Czech Plato Society has organised international and national conferences on Plato’s philosophy since 1997. We invite submissions of abstracts on any topic related to Plato’s Theory of Forms. Submissions should focus on substantive discussion and avoid overly introductory approaches or mere summaries of current scholarship. We especially welcome papers addressing the topic across multiple dialogues. Please submit abstracts of a maximum of 1000 words to pragueforms2025@gmail.com, accompanied by your academic CV in a separate document, by 8 June 2025. Submissions can be in English, German or French. [...]

aristippus2025-05-14T17:16:11+00:00Categories: Announcements, Call for papers, Event Announcements, Events, Just published|

Newsletter Feb. 2025

INTERNATIONAL PLATO SOCIETY XIV SYMPOSIUM PLATONICUM In person Sessions MADRID Venue: FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y FILOLOGÍA EDIFICIO A UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID CAMPUS DE MONCLOA PLAZA MENÉNDEZ PELAYO SIN NÚMERO Confirmed Plenary Speakers: Christopher Rowe (Durham University) (De Vogel Lecturer online) Ronald Polansky (Duquesne University) (De Vogel Lecturer in person) Mary Margaret McCabe (King’s College, London) Franco Ferrari (Università di Pavia) Marcelo Boeri (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) Franco Trabattoni (Università di Milano) Mi-Kyoung (Mitzi) Lee (Colorado University at Boulder) Anne Balansard (Aix-Marseille Université) Barbara Sattler (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) Harold Tarrant (University of Newcastle, Australia) Laura Marongiu (Università di Milano) We kindly encourage you to post your full paper in English by April 25(or at least your main hypotheses and arguments). Upload it to https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HxsEvTdh1iGQm97QbvbDKTHagkyToryt?usp=sharing indicating your surname in the filename or send it to symposiumplatonicum14@gmail.com so that everyone can follow your presentation even if the language of your [...]

aristippus2025-02-19T16:09:47+00:00Categories: Announcements, Event Announcements, IPS Newsletter, Just published, Symposium Platonicum|

Cornelia de Vogel Prize – International Plato Society Call for Submissions

In line with our commitment to promoting Platonic studies and following the indications of the Cornelia de Vogel Foundation, the International Plato Society (IPS) is pleased to announce the Cornelia de Vogel Prize for the first time in the history of our Institutions. Five prizes of 800 Euros each will be awarded to the best papers presented by young scholars at the forthcoming XIV Symposium Platonicum to be held in Madrid (May 5-9, 2025). Eligibility: To participate, candidates must meet the following criteria: - Be classified as a junior scholar (defined as 40 years of age or younger). - Be a current member of the IPS whose abstract has been selected for presentation at the XIV Symposium Platonicum. - Submit a full paper of no more than 3,500 words by April 15, 2025, to: symposiumplatonicum14@gmail.com including the following information in the email: Full [...]

aristippus2025-04-29T15:06:17+00:00Categories: Announcements, Call for papers, Event Announcements, Just published|

Plato’s Lysis: A Virtual Conference Jointly Sponsored by the APS and IPS-Asia, Africa, and Australia Regions

aristippus2024-06-04T15:12:52+00:00Categories: Announcements, Call for papers, Event Announcements, Just published, Other Announcements, Regional meetings|

VIIIth Platonic Summer Seminar on Plato’s Parmenides (23.06–30.06.2024)

The eighth edition of the Platonic Summer Seminar in Lanckorona (Poland) on Plato’s Parmenides will take place on 23.06–30.06.2024. We will attempt to interpret the dialogue as an exposition of the theory of principles. We are also going to discuss the implied meaning of the Parmenidean One and its dialectical relation to the Many, as well as the multifarious interpretations of the One. A close reading of the text in conjunction with classical Neoplatonist commentaries (Plotinus, Proclus, Damascius) and modern studies (Hegel, Natorp, Heidegger, Colli, Benardete) will be complemented with lectures by contemporary scholars: Claudia Baracchi, Massimo Cacciari, Lloyd Gerson, Francisco Gonzalez, Edward Halper, Claudio Moreschini, Carlos Steel. For further information please consult the website https://platon.up.krakow.pl/

aristippus2024-05-01T20:35:38+00:00Categories: Announcements, Call for papers, Event Announcements, IPS Newsletter, Just published|