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IPS Mid Term Meeting
The IPS is pleased to announce that the Mid-Term Meeting for the period 2022-2025 will be split into two parts, on close themes, and will be organized by two different teams: Part I will be [...]
Just published: Gerard Naddaf with Louis-André Dorion, Making Sense of Myth: Conversations with Luc Brisson
Dear friends, It's a pleasure to announce the publication of this book by Gerard Naddaf with Louis-André Dorion, Making Sense of Myth: Conversations with Luc Brisson, with McGill-Queen’s University Press. https://www.mqup.ca/making-sense-of-myth-products-9780228020714.php
In memoriam Anne G. Wesinger
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Anne Gabrièle Wersinger in January 2024. A. G. Wersinger studied literature and philosophy (in preparatory classes and at the Université de Strasbourg), [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Plato Journal, Volume 23 (2022)
The International Plato Society's journal, Plato Journal, has released its 23rd volume for 2022, available now at impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal. (See here for the full PDF.) Articles by Lucas Alvarez, Athanasia Giasoumi, Michael Wiitala, Manlio Fossati, Noburu Notomi, Bernard Suzanne, [...]
New Publication: Séparation et relation chez Platon et chez Plotin
Séparation et relation chez Platon et chez Plotin By Michel Fattal. 2022. 100 pp. 12.00 EUR softcover. ISBN: 978-2-343-25507-1. Paris: L'Harmattan. (Ouverture Philosophique) French/Français: L'originalité de la philosophie de Platon et de Plotin est de [...]
Plato Journal, Volume 22 (2021)
The International Plato Society's journal, Plato Journal, has released its 22nd volume for 2021, available now at impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal. (See here for the full PDF.) Introduction by Richard Perry, with dossiers from Michael Augustín, Renato Matoso, Xin [...]
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