Florida Ancient Philosophy Workshop: Plato's Republic

The Florida Ancient Philosophy Workshop invites abstracts for presentations that deal with Plato’s Republic. The workshop will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at the University of Florida in Gainesville. 

We welcome proposals on any aspect of the text. This can include research into the influence of earlier thinkers on ideas and arguments advanced in the Republic, close readings of particular passages, discussions of how ideas and arguments in the Republic relate to those advanced in other Platonic dialogues, or explorations of how ideas and arguments of the Republic were taken up or have influenced later thinkers in antiquity and beyond.

We welcome a range of methodological approaches and encourage participation from related disciplines.

Proposals for presentations should not be longer than about 500 words, formatted for blind review (that is, omit all identifying information), and be suitable for a 30-minute presentation, which will be followed by thirty minutes of discussion on the day of the workshop. Please submit proposals by August 1, 2025 to [email protected].