IPS Newsletter – International Plato Society

Newsletter 2025-2028 I

Dear All, After a successful Symposium in Madrid, the following team has assumed their functions in the Executive Committee President: Raúl Gutiérrez (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Lima) Vice-Presidents: Irmgard Männlein (Universität Tübingen), Elisabetta Cattanei (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano) ExPresident: Beatriz Bossi (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) At the General Assembly held in Madrid, Elisabetta Cattanei was elected as the next President of the IPS. The Assembly accepted her proposal to make the Apology the theme of the next conference to be held in Milan (2031). As Regional Representatives were elected: Representative for Europe: Vasilis Polittis (Trinity College, Dublin) Representative for Europe: Pauline Sabrier (Université de Fribourg, Suisse) Representative for North America: Francisco González (University of Ottawa) Representative for Latin America: Claudia Marsico (Universidad de Buenos Aires) Representative for Asia, Australia, and Africa: Ikko Tanaka (J. F. Oberlin University) The regional representatives join the Executive Committee along with our [...]

aristippus2026-08-14T15:53:54+00:00Categories: Announcements, IPS Newsletter, 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|

XIV Symposium Platonicum – Programme with Abstracts

PROGRAMME Facultad de Filosofía Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria Campus de Moncloa Plaza Menéndez Pelayo sin número Monday, May 5 8.00-9.00: Reception of the Participants (Central Hall, Ground floor) 9.00-10.00: Opening Ceremony (Paraninfo, Ground floor) - Welcome to the XIV Symposium: Beatriz Bossi (President of the IPS) - Juan José García Norro (Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy) - Antonio Rivera (Director of the Department ‘Philosophy and Society’) Memorial to Honor our Dearest Members: - Thomas More Robinson (Livio Rossetti: online) - Tomás Calvo Martínez (Álvaro Vallejo Campos) - Gianni Casertano (Lidia Palumbo) - Maurizio Migliori (Elisabetta Cattanei) - Holger Thesleff (Olga Alieva) - Thomas Szlezák (Francisco Lisi) 10.00-11.00: Plenary Session (Paraninfo) - Chair: Claudia Marsico - De Vogel Lecturer: Prof. Christopher Rowe: ‘On (Mis-translating) Plato on Belief and Knowledge: the Theaetetus and Other Dialogues’ 11.00-11.30: Coffee Break (Cafetería de Profesores, downstairs) Parallel Session 1: Plato [...]

aristippus2025-05-05T13:47:28+00:00Categories: Announcements, IPS Newsletter, Just published, Symposium Platonicum, Uncategorized|

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|

CALL FOR PAPERS: INDETERMINACY IN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY

CALL FOR PAPERS INDETERMINACY IN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY Convenors: Ugo Zilioli (Oxford University) and Refik Güremen (Middle East Technical U., Ankara) Literature on indeterminacy and vagueness has expanded rapidly, especially since the late twentieth century. In recent decades, the debate has intensified, driven by a growing interest in metaphysical and ontic indeterminacy. Philosophers are exploring various models and methods to investigate indeterminacy and vagueness across multiple fields, including the metaphysics of ordinary objects, personal identity, mereology, states of affairs, truth-making, philosophy of physics, and time, alongside traditional sorites paradoxes. The discussion is largely shaped by a trichotomy of semantic, epistemological, and metaphysical approaches (J. Robert G. Williams, Philosophy Compass, 2008), with recent advancements in modality and hyperintensionality also contributing to the discourse. It is reasonable to hope that these contemporary developments will inform, illuminate, and motivate fresh interpretations in the history of philosophy, particularly regarding ancient Greek and Latin thought. Epistemic [...]

aristippus2024-07-19T20:57:37+00:00Categories: Announcements, Call for papers, Events, IPS Newsletter, Just published|

Conrado Eggers Lan Prize (4rd Ed.) for Best Dissertation on Plato: Call for Submissions

Conrado Eggers Lan was Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the Universities of Buenos Aires, Heidelberg and Autónoma de México (UNAM). He was the co-founder of the International Plato Society and the host of the First Symposium Platonicum held in Mexico City in 1986. In accordance with its mission to promote the study of Plato’s works throughout the world, to enhance communication between scholars of diverse disciplines working on Plato, and to foster the publication of books and series on Plato, the International Plato Society is pleased to announce the 4nd edition of the Conrado Eggers Lan Prize for the best dissertation in Platonic studies. Although we understand “Platonic Studies“ very broadly, we are particularly interested in dissertations that contribute to our understanding of Plato’s works. We invite submissions of dissertations that resulted in the award of the Ph.D. degree having been successfully defended between July 31, 2021, and July 31, 2024. The submissions [...]

aristippus2024-07-19T20:43:22+00:00Categories: Announcements, Conrado Eggers Lan Prize, IPS Newsletter, Just published, Other Announcements [Sticky Posts]|

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|

The 4th Asia Regional Meeting of the International Plato Society “Plato and Gods” 11-13 September 2024, Nagoya University, Japan

According to a middle Platonist, Alcinous, the aim of life is to become as godlike as possible, a theme that Plato addresses in various ways. Indeed, in Republic X, it is said that those who live a life of justice become like god as far as possible for a human being. Famously, in the Theaetetus, Plato argues that to escape from earth is to become like god so far as possible, and this likeness is to be just and pious with wisdom. The concept of godlikeness appears to be intricately connected not just to Plato's ethics, but also to his epistemological views. In Republic VI, philosophers are depicted as gazing upon and imitating the Forms, thus attaining a divine state. Similarly, in the Phaedrus, the philosopher's soul is portrayed as following the divine circular motions, beholding the Forms. Do these descriptions represent various approaches to explaining the same philosophical concept, [...]

aristippus2024-04-08T22:58:54+00:00Categories: Announcements, IPS Newsletter, Just published, Regional meetings|

In Memoriam Giovanni Casertano (1941-2023)

Giovanni Casertano was a founding member of the IPS, was born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere on 6 March 1941. A pupil of Giuseppe Martano, the first holder of the History of Ancient Philosophy chair at the University of Naples, he was full professor of History of Ancient Philosophy at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Naples from 1980 to 2009. A member of the College of Honorary Citizens of the ancient city of Elea and Doctor honoris causa at the University of Brasilia, a refined scholar of the pre-Socratics, the Sophists and, above all, of his beloved Plato, he taught generations of students to think katà philosophian. With Gabriele Giannantoni, Mario Vegetti and Giovanni Cerri, as well as with many other scholars, both Italian and foreign, now deceased, he collaborated in the construction of the best international philosophical historiography on antiquity. Among his many important books, we [...]

aristippus2024-04-08T22:59:44+00:00Categories: Announcements, IPS Newsletter, Just published, Other Announcements|

XIVth Symposium Platonicum Pragense on Plato’s Theory of Soul

The Czech Plato Society is pleased to announce the XIVth Symposium Platonicum Pragense on Plato's Theory of Soul. The conference will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 19 to 21 October 2023, both in person and online. The conference programme and the link for online access can be found here: https://www.platonskaspolecnost.cz/en/.

aristippus2023-10-11T15:01:07+00:00Categories: Announcements, Events, IPS Newsletter|