CFP: Aristotle and his predecessors on heat, pneuma and soul

Submission deadline: November 30, 2013

Conference date(s):
June 12, 2014 - June 14, 2014

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Conference Venue:

Charles University, Prague
Prague, Czech Republic

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A three-day conference on the concepts of heat, pneuma and soul in ancient Greek theories of life and living things will take place in Prague June 12–14, 2014. The conference is organized by Hynek Bartos (Charles University, Prague) and Colin Guthrie King (Institut für Philosophie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). Confirmed speakers are:

Gábor Betegh (Central European University)
Klaus Corcilius (University of California/Berkeley)
Pavel Gregoric (University of Zagreb) Richard King (Universität Bern)
James Lennox (University of Pittsburgh)
Anna Marmodoro (University of Oxford)  

Geoffrey Lloyd (University of Cambridge) and Philip van der Eijk (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) will give comments.  

To apply for presenting at the conference, please submit a proposal of 500–750 words to [email protected] by November 30, 2013. Accomodation and some travel expenses are available for those whose presentations are selected, particularly for early-career scholars.

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