Ta Metaxu-Knowing Where to Draw the Line: Intermediates and Dianoia in Plato

We read in Aristotle’s Metaphysics that Plato regarded mathematical objects as intermediate between forms and particulars (987b14-18). Nowhere in the dialogues does Socrates talk explicitly about these “intermediates,” although it could be argued that there are several texts in which the intermediates are implied. Even if the intermediates were implied, however, it is not at all clear that they match up with the account that Aristotle gives us. The purpose of this gathering is to reconsider the evidence for and against the intermediates in the Platonic dialogues. Presentations on the ontological status of the objects of dianoia in Plato will be included.
 
Friday morning until early evening, we will discuss what Aristotle says in his Metaphysics, hear arguments about the implications of his claims and discuss the possibility of intermediates in the Phaedo. Saturday morning until early evening there will be presentations of papers and outlines of ideas regarding the possible intermediates in Plato’s Republic and the later dialogues as well as the ontological status of the objects of dianoia.
 
Scholars from Toronto, São Paulo, Paris and Jerusalem will join American scholars here in South Florida to discuss the possibility of intermediates in Plato. You are invited to join us in dialogue.
 
Light refreshments will be provided for all attendees of the conference. There is no cost to attending but pre-reistration is required.