We are delighted to give advance notice of the International Conference titled &ldquo\;Framing the Dialogues: How to Read Openings and Closures in Plato&rdquo\; to be held by the Department of Classics and Philosophy\, University of Cyprus\, on 10-12 December 2015.
\;The frames of Plato&rsquo\;s dialogues constitute a vexed and contentious issue and have been variously treated by Platonists throughout centuries. \; Proclus in Parmenides 658-659 provides us with an insight into the debates of ancient commentators about Plato&rsquo\;s prologues: some pay little or no attention to the prefatory parts\; others\, whereas acknowledging their moral aspect\, deem them irrelevant to the subject matter under consideration\; a third group contends that the proemia should be read in tandem with the philosophical content of the dialogues. A somewhat similar stance has been adopted by modern scholars: some either completely ignore or attribute little philosophical significance to the proemia\; others consider them to be an integral part of the central philosophical discourse and not merely &lsquo\;trimmings&rsquo\; or decorative literary devices.
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The aim of the conference is to put under scrutiny the intricate and multifarious ways in which Plato frames his dialogues with a view to exploring both the association between inner and outer framework and how this relationship contributes to\, and sheds light upon\, the dialogues. \; \;
\n \;Keynote Speakers
\;Luc Brisson (CNRS\, Paris)
Stephen Halliwell (St Andrews)
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