To reflect on the philosophical method is as old as the philosophical practice itself. While well-known methods such as the Socratic elenchus or dialectic have received a lot of attention in the history of philosophy\, there is\, however\, a host of methodological patterns and strategies that have been relatively neglected. In order to explore such neglected tools\, we are organizing The Ancient Philosopher&rsquo\;s Toolkit \;conference\, to be held jointly at the Ruhr Universitä\;t Bochum and the Technische Universitä\;t Dortmund\, on \;November 16-17\, 2023.
\nWe are inviting papers on the uses and role of strategies such as\, but not restricted to\, the following: anecdotes like Thales falling into the well\; analogies such as the comparison between art and nature\; metaphors as in the Pythagorean presentation of hedonists as leaky jars\; etymologies\, like the explanatory derivation of ethics from ethos in Aristotle\; thought patterns based on symmetry\, proportion and other structuring principles such as Heraclitus&rsquo\; use of comparisons of type A is to B as B is to C\; the use of counterexamples or hard-cases\, as the just person that is happy to be seen as unjust in the \;Republic\; the strategy of playing the role of your philosophical opponent\, or strategic presentation of philosophical predecessors\, as we may find it in \;Aristotle&rsquo\;s \;Metaphysics.
\nThe conference will take place \;in person\, one day at the Ruhr Universitä\;t Bochum and one day at the TU Dortmund.
\nWe have five invited speakers &ndash\; Orna Harari\, Colin King\, Glenn Most\, MM McCabe\, and Christof Rapp. And we will invite five to six further speakers through this call for papers. We are looking for extended abstracts or full papers from scholars working on these themes. Each presenter will be given a one-hour time slot &ndash\; roughly 30-45 minutes for presentation and the rest of the time for discussion. We will be able to cover accommodation and travel costs within Europe.
\nImportant details:
\nExtended Abstracts should be 1000-1500 words\; full papers are also acceptable.
\nPapers can be submitted in English or German.
\nApplicants should remove any identifying information on the abstract and include a separate document with their name\, email\, and affiliation.
\nAbstracts or papers should be sent as pdf documents to cvb909@gmail.com.
\nThe subject of the email should be &ldquo\;Submission - Toolkit Conference&rdquo\;. \;
\nThe submission deadline is \;March 20\, 2023.
\nFor further inquiries\, send an email to cvb909@gmail.com
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