Plato's \;Alcibiades I \;Revisited
\n20-22 Sept. 2018\, Cambridge (UK)
\nRegistration is now open for the conference 'Plato's \;Alcibiades I \;revisited'\, which will take place at the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge on the 20th-22nd September 2018. A preliminary program is attached to this event (and pasted in below). \; \;
\nAttendance is free and the conference is open to all\, but \;for the purposes of planning and budgeting \;we ask those planning to attend to \;fill in a short registration form\, accessible at this webadress: \;https://goo.gl/forms/F0X5hy7Uz3zDtfTx2 or via the link above.
\nFor information about how to get there and accessibility\, see below. If you have any questions about the conference\, please do not hesitate with contacting us on \;firstalcibiades@gmail.com \;or ellisif.wasmuth@essex.ac.uk. \; \;
\nThe First Alcibiades
\nAlthough the Platonic dialogue \;Alcibiades I \;was highly regarded in late antiquity and occupied a prominent place within the Neoplatonist curriculum\, the dialogue has suffered from relative neglect both within classical and philosophical scholarship ever since Schleiermacher denounced it as spurious at the beginning of the 19th century. Over the last three decades\, there has been a renewed interest in the dialogue\, but although articles on the \;Alcibiades \;are appearing with increased frequency\, book-length studies of the dialogue are still few\, and many parts and aspects of the dialogue are yet largely under-explored.
\nThe aim of this conference is both to gather current research on the \;Alcibiades I \;and to throw new light on the dialogue\, exploring topics that have so far not been thoroughly discussed. The conference will bring together scholars who have been central in rekindling the renewed interest in \;Alcibiades I\, while welcoming contributions from new researchers on the dialogue\, including early career researchers and graduate students. Questions that might be addressed include\, but are not limited to\, questions about self-hood and self-knowledge\, the soul-body relationship\, politics and political influence\, love\, the role of the divine within the dialogue\, as well as questions about authenticity and the place of the Alcibiades I within &ndash\; or outside of &ndash\; the Platonic corpus.
\nProgramme
\n20th September
\n10.00-10.50 \;Coffee and Registration
\n10.50-11.00 \;Welcome
\n11.00-12.00 \;Bruce King \;(NYU): &ldquo\;Contra-Factual Dialogues of Self and Other&rdquo\;
\n12.15-13.15 \;Albert Joosse \;(University of Utrecht): &lsquo\;The Place of Political Reflection in the \;Alcibiades I
\n13.15-14.15 Lunch
\n14.15-15.15 \;Olof Pettersson \;(Uppsala University): &ldquo\;Know Your Place: Power and Authenticity in Plato&rsquo\;s Alcibiades I&rdquo\;
\n15.15-16.15 \;Carol Atack \;(University of Oxford): &ldquo\;Kingship\, Gender and Knowledge in Socrates&rsquo\; &lsquo\;Royal Fable&rsquo\; (Alcibiades I 120a5- 124b6)&rdquo\;
\n16.30-17.30 \;Tony Leyh \;(Emory): &ldquo\;Political Friendship as Knowledgeable
\nHomonoia in Alcibiades I&rdquo\;
\n21st September
\n09.30-10.30 \;Nicholas D. Smith \;(Lewis &\; Clark): &ldquo\;Homonoia in the Alcibiades I&rdquo\;
\n10.45-11.45 \;Toomas Lott \;(Tartu University): &ldquo\;Disagreement and Knowledge&rdquo\;
\n12.00-13.00 \;Jakub Jirsa \;(Charles University\, Prague): &ldquo\;The Sphinx\, Typhon and the Self&rdquo\;
\n13.00-14.00 Lunch
\n14.00-15.00 \;Christopher Moore \;(Pennsylvania State University): &ldquo\;Sô\;phrosunê\; in the \;Alcibiades&rdquo\;
\n15.00-16.00 \;Sean M. Costello \;(University of Oxford): &ldquo\;The Dangers of a User-Based Model of the Self &ndash\; a Regress at Alcibiades I 129b&ndash\;130c&rdquo\;
\n16.30-17.30 \;Pauliina Remes \;(Uppsala University): &ldquo\;Medicines Drenched in Honey: Olympiodorus on Why Plato&rsquo\;s Methodology is Superior to Others&rdquo\;
\n18.15-20.00 Conference Dinner at The Pint Shop\, 10 Peas Hill\, Cambridge
\n22nd September
\n09.30-10.30 \;Ellisif Wasmuth \;(University of Essex): &ldquo\;How to Look at the Eye Analogy: a Layered Reading of 132d1&ndash\;133c8(17)&rdquo\;
\n10.45-11.45 \;Dan Sheffler \;(Georgetown): &ldquo\;Is the True Self God at Alcibiades 133c?&rdquo\;
\n12.00-13.00 \;Siobhan Marie Doyle \;(UC Dublin): &ldquo\;Re-cognizing Plato&rsquo\;s Concept of Self Through Kierkegaard&rdquo\;
\n13.00-14.00 Lunch
\n14.00-15.00 \;Ursula Coope \;(University of Oxford): &ldquo\;Proclus on Responsibility\, Self-Movement\, and Inquiry&rdquo\;
\n15.15-16.15 \;Harold Tarrant \;(University of Newcastle): &ldquo\;The \;Alcibiades II \;as a critique of the \;Alcibiades I: Examining the Differences&rdquo\;
\nHow to get there
\nCambridge is accessible by rail and road\, and is connected by coach service to London airports.
\nTrains
\nThere is regular service to Cambridge from London King&rsquo\;s Cross station (and a slower one from London Liverpool St. station) during the day and evening. Timetables and booking are available here: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
\nTickets may be purchased in advance or at the rail stations.
\nAirports
\nHeathrow\, Gatwick\, Stansted and Luton airports are connected to Cambridge by coach. Visit http://www.nationalexpress.com for timetables and details. Coaches are best booked in advance to ensure a place.
\nHeathrow\, Gatwick and Stansted are also connected to Cambridge by rail links: direct in the case of Stansted and Gatwick\, or in the other cases\, connecting via central London. Please visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ for details.
\nRoads
\nStagecoach Bus offers a regular service to/from Oxford.
\nBy car\, Cambridge can be accessed from the A14 junction 31 and the M11 junction 11 or 12. It is not generally advisable to drive to Cambridge\, as overnight parking is not provided by colleges\, and day parking is heavily restricted. Some hotels provide overnight parking. Please check before driving to Cambridge.
\nDirections to the Faculty &\; Accessibility
\nThe conference will take place in rooms G.21 and 1.11 at the Faculty of Classics\, University of Cambridge\, Sidgwick Ave\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DA. (Map: https://map.cam.ac.uk/Faculty+of+Classics#52.200764\,0.110282\,18)
\nAccessibility
\nThere is wheelchair access to both rooms G.21 and 1.11. G.21 is on the ground floor and accessible via a ramp. Room 1.11 and the room where lunch will be served are on the first floor. There is a lift (with space for a large wheelchair) to the first floor. The door to the lift and the main rooms are not all automatic. There is lightly padded seating\, an accessible toilet - also with a non-automatic door - and a common room that can be used as a quiet space outside of lunchtimes. There is general car parking\, and blue badge parking by request in advance. We will not be able to offer a hearing loop\, or a bsl interpreter\, but we can provide handouts in large print\, and possibly in advance\, on request. We wish the conference to be accessible and open to all\, so please let us know if there are additional features we could provide to make it possible for you to attend the conference. You can use the registration form or contact us about access on firstalcibiades@gmail.com.
\nThe conference is organized by \;Pauliina Remes (Uppsala)\, Olof Pettersson (Uppsala)\, Frisbee Sheffield (Cambridge) and Ellisif Wasmuth (Essex) and it has been \;generously supported by \;the \;Swedish Foundation \;for \;Humanities and Social Sciences (RJ)\, \;the \;British Society \;for \;the History of Philosophy (BSHP)\, \;the \;Mind Association\, the Classical Association \;and \;the \;Aristotelian Society.
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