Symposium Platonicum – International Plato Society

Cornelia de Vogel Prize Awarded at the XIV Symposium Platonicum

With the generous support of the Cornelia de Vogel Foundation, the International Plato Society is pleased to announce that the Cornelia de Vogel Prize was awarded during the XIV Symposium Platonicum to Benny Kozian, Francisco Petrucci, Emma Ponce, and Lia Theodoroudi, in recognition of the best papers presented by young scholars. This prize aims to honor outstanding emerging researchers in Platonic studies, and we hope it will become a tradition in future Symposia, continuing to encourage new generations of scholars dedicated to the thought of Plato. The award bears the name of Cornelia Johanna de Vogel (1905–1986), a pioneering Dutch philosopher who held the Chair of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the University of Utrecht from 1947 to 1974. Her influence extended far beyond her official retirement, as she remained deeply committed to philosophical work. Even in the final year of her life, she was preparing Rethinking Plato and Platonism [...]

aristippus2025-05-20T02:31:01+00:00Categories: Events, Just published, Symposium Platonicum, Uncategorized|

The XIV Symposium Platonicum in the media

https://www.larazon.es/cultura/platon-continua-vivo_202505136822e53d176f225ec61ff1ff.html

aristippus2025-05-15T10:56:24+00:00Categories: Just published, Other Announcements, Symposium Platonicum|

XIV Symposium Platonicum

The first part of the XIV Symposium Platonicum has just concluded in Madrid. We warmly thank all the members of the International Plato Society who came together to share their insights, engage in thoughtful dialogue, and contribute to the vibrant spirit of our scholarly community.

aristippus2025-05-15T10:50:54+00:00Categories: Just published, Other Announcements, Symposium Platonicum|

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|

Programme – XIV Symposium Platonicum (Last version)

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 Mársico Cornelia de Vogel Lecturer Prof. Christopher Rowe: ‘On (Mis-translating) Plato on Belief and Knowledge: the Theaetetus and Other Dialogues’ presented by Mary Margaret Mc Cabe 11.00-11.30: Coffee Break (Cafetería de [...]

aristippus2025-05-06T09:21:13+00:00Categories: Announcements, Just published, Symposium Platonicum|

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|

XIV Symposium Platonicum. Plato’s Theaetetus / Call for papers

Call for papers XIV Symposium Platonicum Plato’s Theaetetus Madrid, May 5th-9th (in person) May 19th-21st (online) 2025 The International Plato Society organizes a symposium on a single Platonic dialogue every three years. We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the XIV Symposium Platonicum: Plato’s Theaetetus. The Symposium will take place in two separate modalities: In Person: May 5–9, 2025, at the Facultad de Filosofía (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) and Online: May 19-21, 2025, from the Facultad de Humanidades (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid). Presentation length: As we want to encourage discussion, speakers will be given double time on this occasion. Papers should be suitable for 40-minute presentations (suggestion: 20 minutes of reading plus 20 minutes of discussion). Authors may be asked to expand their papers to be presented at one of the 1- hour plenary sessions. Abstracts We welcome abstracts from all IPS members, full and associate. If [...]

aristippus2024-07-12T17:02:01+00:00Categories: Announcements, Call for papers, Event Announcements, Events, Just published, Other Announcements [Sticky Posts], Symposium Platonicum|

Registration is now open for Symposium Platonicum XIII: Plato’s Sophist, in Athens, GA, USA (Jul. 18-22, 2022)

Symposium Platonicum XIII Plato’s Sophist Athens, Georgia, USA July 18-22, 2022 Registration is now open. The International Plato Society organizes a symposium on a single Platonic dialogue every three years. We are pleased to announce 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. Plato’s Sophist was, arguably, the most important Platonic dialogue for mid-20th century philosophy. Anglo-American analytic philosophers looked to it to come to understand Plato’s philosophy of language. Continental philosophers, inspired by Heidegger’s beginning Being and Time with a quotation from the Sophist, looked to the dialogue to wrestle with Plato’s notion of being. Not surprisingly, each group found a rich field from which to pursue their mostly non-overlapping interests. Both sides did agree on [...]

Jonathan Greig2023-01-17T10:33:54+00:00Categories: Registration, Symposium Platonicum|

Symposium Platonicum XII – Plato’s Parmenides – Call for papers

Call for papers - Symposium Platonicum XII Plato’s Parmenides Paris, July 15th-20th 2019 The International Plato Society organizes a symposium on a single Platonic dialogue every three years. We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the XII Symposium Platonicum: Plato’s Parmenides. The Symposium will take place July 15–20, 2019, in Paris. Although the dialogue has been the object of intense scholarly scrutiny, many issues remain to be explored. Submissions on any aspect of the dialogue, including its presocratic sources as well as later reception, will be considered. We also would like to encourage papers that address issues in the dialogue’s second half since it has received relatively less attention. We welcome abstracts from all IPS members, full and associate. If you are not yet a member of the International Plato Society, criteria for membership and information about joining are available at: https://platosociety.org/membership/. Length Papers should be [...]

Olivier RENAUT2020-05-25T10:19:24+00:00Categories: Announcements, Previous Conferences, Symposium Platonicum, Symposium Platonicum XII|