The 2016 Cambridge Graduate Conference in Ancient Philosophy - ‘Archai and Geneseis: Theorising Origins in Ancient Philosophy’
Room G.21
Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Site, Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA
United Kingdom
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The 2016 Cambridge Graduate Conference in Ancient Philosophy
We are delighted to announce the 6th edition of the Cambridge Graduate Conference in Ancient Philosophy, an annual conference organised by current graduate students in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge.
This year's conference theme will be:
‘Archai and Geneseis: Theorising Origins in Ancient Philosophy’.
Conference Programme
Thursday 17th March
17:00 Reception at the Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
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Friday 18th March, Room G. 21
09:00-09:30 Registration, Tea and Coffee
09:30-11:00 Keynote: Dr Barbara Sattler (University of St Andrews): “Origins in Plato’s Timaeus”
11:00-11:15 Tea Break
11:15-12:30 Claudio Barone (University of Palermo): “‘Cosmogonies’ in Metamorphoses.” Respondent: TBA
12:30-13:30 Lunch (provided)
13:30-14:45 Máté Veres (Central European University): “Keep calm and carry on: Sextus Empiricus on the origins of Pyrrhonism.” Respondent: TBA
14:45-15:00 Tea Break
15:00-16:15 Natalie Enright (University of Leeds): “The origin of psychic illness according to Plato’s Timaeus.” Respondent: TBA
16:15-17:30 Andrey Darovskikh (Central European University): “The power of Semen: Aristotle and some Galen’s fallacies.” Respondent: TBA
19:00 Conference Dinner
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Saturday 19th March, Room G. 21
09:30-11:00 Keynote: Dr Shaul Tor (King’s College London): “Xenophanes’ rejection of theogony.”
11:00-11:15 Tea Break
11:15-12:30 Bram Demulder (University of Leuven): “Beginning or Beginnings? Plutarch on Platonic Cosmogony and Cosmic Cycles.” Respondent: TBA
12:30-13:30 Lunch (provided)
13:30-14:45 Bryan C. Reece (University of Toronto): “Aristotle on the Starting-Point of Motion.” Respondent: TBA
14:45-15:00 Tea Break
15:00-16:15 Jenny Messenger (University of St Andrews): “Extending the Golden Chain: Iamblichus’ Ancestors.” Respondent: TBA
16:15-17:30 Tommaso Longo (University of Milan): “Back to the origins of ethics: Archelaos on to dikaion.” Respondent: TBA
The organising committee can be reached by email for questions at: [email protected]
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