The 7th \;Cambridge \;Graduate \;Conference \;in \;Ancient \;Philosophy
\nWe invite proposals for papers to be given at an interdisciplinary \;conference \;on the theme &lsquo\;Body and Corporeality in \;Ancient \;Philosophy&rsquo\;\, to take place in the Faculty of Classics\, University of \;Cambridge\, on 24-25 March 2017.
\nConference \;Description
\nBody and corporeality were among the central questions debated in \;ancient \;philosophy \;from the early Greek thinkers to Late Antiquity. Our purpose is to examine how philosophers interpreted or made significant use of the concept of body in a wide variety of contexts\, including (but without being restricted to):
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Geometrical\, physical\, and astronomical bodies\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Corporeal gods and \;their bodies\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Living bodies: animality and monstrosity\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Human corporeality: biological and medical issues\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Bodily perception\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Body and soul/mind\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The body in eschatological accounts\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The body\, personhood\, and ethical agency\,
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Organic imagery in political\, social\, and economic thought.
\nWe are interested in exploring the various ways in which the body is thematised in \;ancient \;philosophy. This question is open to a large number of approaches and can be addressed within several branches of \;ancient \;philosophy\, such as ethics\, theology\, epistemology\, physics and metaphysics. It can also be related to other disciplines in the humanities\, such as \;ancient \;history\, science and literature &ndash\; for which reason we hope to welcome students and junior academics throughout the humanities and thus create an interdisciplinary dialogue across various fields in the study of classical antiquity and beyond.
\nSubmission guidelines
\nWe invite proposals from \;graduate \;students and early career researchers (within three years of completion of their degree) for papers of approximately 3000-3500 words. \;Please submit abstracts as email attachments to \;cambridgeancientphilosophy@gmail.com. Abstracts should be submitted as .pdf files and should not exceed 500 words. Please write &lsquo\;Conference \;Abstract Submission&rsquo\; in the subject line of your email and include in the email your name\, departmental affiliation\, email address\, and the title of your paper (as well as the year in which the PhD was awarded in the case of early career researchers). Abstracts should be prepared for blind review\, so please ensure that your abstract is free from any identifying personal details.
\nThe submission deadline is Wednesday 1st \;February 2017. Successful applicants will be notified by Tuesday 14th \;February and will be asked to submit the final draft of their papers by Tuesday 14th \;March. Eight speakers will be selected for the \;conference.
\nFurther information
\nAll speakers will be offered a single accommodation for two nights at a university college. Two travel bursaries of up to \;£\;75 will also be available for participants whose institutions are not able to fully cover their travel expenses.
\nThe 7th \;Cambridge \;Graduate \;conference \;in \;Ancient \;Philosophy \;is made possible thanks to the generous financial support of the Faculty of Classics and the School of Arts and Humanities of University of \;Cambridge.
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