Plato on Truth, Falsehood and Deception

Plato on Truth, Falsehood and Deception
International Workshop 8th June 2026, University of Crete
Venue: Princeton Athens Center, 3 Timarchou Street, Athens and online (https://princeton.zoom.us/j/92366771639)

Programme
09:45–10:00 — Opening Remarks Eleni Kaklamanou

Chair: Pantelis Golitsis
10:00–10:45 — Thanasis Gkatzaras (Academy of Athens)
Truth and Falsehood in Republic V–VII
10:45–11:30 — Guus Eelink (University of Tübingen)
Infallibility in Plato’s Theory of Knowledge

11:30–11:45 — Coffee Break   Chair: Spyros Rangos
11:45–12:30 — Ermioni Prokopaki (Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, Harvard University)
The Discussion of Falsehood in the Theaetetus: What Is It About and Why Does It Go Wrong?
12:30–13:15 — Lia Theodoroudi (University of Crete)
Plato’s Examination of Falsehood: Why the Sophist Succeeds Where the Theaetetus Fails

13:15–14:30 — Lunch Break

Chair: Panagiotis Thanassas
14:30–15:15 — Alexandra V. Alván León (University of Münster)
The Great Deceiver: Falsehood and Deception in Plato’s Sophist
15:15–16:00 — Xanthippe Bourloyanni (Academy of Athens)
Image, Predication, and Falsehood in the Sophist

16:00–16:15 — Coffee Break

Chair: Orestis Karatzoglou
16:15–17:00 — Giorgia Lugani (University of Cambridge)
Anatomy of Falsehood: Reframing Parmenides through Quotation and Allusion in Plato’s Dialogues
17:00–17:45 — Vilius Bartninkas (University of Vilnius)
Plato on Citizens, Dissent, and Moderation

17:45–18:00 — Short Break

Chair: Chloe Balla
18:00–18:45 — Emily Hulme (University of Sydney)
Evil Techne? Plato, Craft, and Value

18:45–19:00 — Closing Remarks  

Organised by: Eleni Kaklamanou and Lia Theodoroudi (Department of Philosophy, University of Crete) Funded by: University of Crete, Special Account for Research Funds (Research Project No. 11901)  

The programme is listed in Athens time. Attendance is free. Registration is not required for attending online.  If you wish to attend in person, please email Lia Theodoroudi ([email protected]).