Ancient Philosophy Society (APS) Graduate Student Panel

November 6, 2026

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Speakers:

Boston College
Tulane University
DePaul University
Boston College

Organisers:

Princeton University
DePaul University

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What? This is a graduate student Zoom panel in which four current PhD students will briefly sketch (part of) their dissertation research and respond to comments and questions from the audience. The format of the panel will be: 15-20 minute presentations followed by 10 minute Q&A sessions. Total panel length is expected to be 2-2.5 hours.

The event is sponsored by the Ancient Philosophy Society but organized by previous participants.

When? Friday, November 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern

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Who? 

Nicoleo Matranga (DePaul University): Care and Craft in Plato's Gorgias

Quinn Rifkin (Boston College): The Danger of Dialectic: An Analysis of the Changeling Child Image (Republic VII, 537e–539a)

Madeline Brenchley (Boston College): The Onto-Political Status of Aristotle’s "Potentially Living" Early-Phase Embryos

Matthew Dean (Tulane University): Gadamer’s Cratylus

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