Understanding and the Good Life in Antiquity

What is the relationship between understanding and the good life in Antiquity? We invite submissions addressing this question, broadly construed. Papers may focus on specific texts, particular thinkers, or schools and traditions of thought, from Homer and the Presocratics up to and including Simplicius.

The Colloquium aims to bring advanced graduate students and early-career researchers (who are within five years of receiving their PhD) together with established academics.

We expect to offer some small travel subsidies for presenters.

Keynote address: Daniel C. Russell, "Aristotle and Haybron on welfare"

All welcome!

RSVP for catering to Andrew Shortridge aps235-at-cornell.edu by June 3

Friday7 June
0830:     Registration

0900:     Colloquium welcome

0910:     Session 1:     

"Aristotle on phronêsis: reconciling deliberation and spontaneity"
Dr Bronwyn Finnigan, Marquette U. :: Discussant: A/Prof Dirk Baltzly, Monash U.

1020:    Morning tea (provided)

1040:    Session 2:   

"Aristotle on the use of poetry for a good political life" 
Nicolas Lema, ANU :: Discussant: Prof. Andrew Benjamin, Monash U.

1150:    Session 3:   
"Plato's critique of poetry for educating citizens"
Craig Barrie, Monash U.:: Discussant: Prof. David Runia, Queens College,
U. of Melbourne

1300:    Lunch

1400:    Session 4:   

"Philodemus' use of paideia in support of Epicurean doctrines"
Dr Sonya Wurster, U. of Melbourne :: Discussant: Mr John Penwill, La Trobe U.

1510:    Session 5:   

"Knowledge as ensouled action and the person as psychic unity. Socrates on akrasia"
Dr Edward Jeremiah, U. of Melbourne :: Discussant: Dr Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides, Monash U

1620:    Afternoon tea (provided)

1640:    Workshop:    "From PhD to publications"
Presented by Dirk Baltzly and Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides

1720:    Preprandial beverages

Saturday 8 June

0930:    Reconvene

0940:    Session 6:  

"Socrates and Protagoras on courage and wisdom"
Andrew Shortridge, Cornell U :: Discussant: TBA 

1050:    Morning tea (provided)

1110:    Session 7:   

"Completely virtuous but not completely virtuous? Aristotle on the virtue of the Spartans"
Andrew Glen, U. of Auckland :: Discussant: Prof Han Baltussen, U of Adelaide 

1220: 

Keynote Address: "Aristotle and Haybron on welfare"
Prof Daniel C. Russell, U of Arizona/Ormond College, U of Melbourne

1320: Close, and lunch

Contact: Andrew Shortridge [email protected].