The 2016 Cambridge Graduate Conference in Ancient Philosophy - ‘Archai and Geneseis: Theorising Origins in Ancient Philosophy’

March 18, 2016 - March 19, 2016
Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge

Room G.21
Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Site, Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA
United Kingdom

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Speakers:

Barbara Sattler
University of St. Andrews
Shaul Tor
King's College London

Organisers:

Vilius Bartninkas
University of Cambridge
Chiara Blanco
University of Cambridge
Caterina Pellò
University of Cambridge
Cristóbal Zarzar
University of Cambridge

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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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March 10, 2016, 7:00am BST

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