ELEATICA 2019 - PROGRAM

[Gabriele Cornelli]

On behalf of Nicola Galgano:

We are pleased to announce the eleventh edition of ELEATICA - International Session on Ancient Philosophy, to be held on September 18-21, 2019 at the Fondazione Alario per Elea-Velia Impresa Sociale (Ascea Marina, Salerno, Italy, in the vicinity of the archeological area of ancient Elea). This time the main lectures will be given by Prof. Richard McKirahan (Pomona College, Claremont, Los Angeles, President of the International Association for Presocratic Studies).

Here is the conference programme:

Eleatica 2019 
ARISTOTELE E GLI ELEATI

Wednesday, September 18

14:15 Courtyard of Palazzo Alario: Welcome and Registration

15:15 Palazzo Alario, Sala Francesco Alario: Opening Ceremony
Marcello D’Aiuto (President of the Fondazione Alario per Elea-Velia impresa sociale).
Francesca Gambetti (Scientific Direction of Eleatica – Univ. Roma Tre - SFI)

15:30 ‘I nostri libri’
Stefania Giombini (Scientific Direction of Eleatica – Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona, Univ. Girona)

16:00 1st Lecture: ‘Un Parmenide aristotelico’, Richard McKirahan 
Chair: Bernardo Berruecos Frank (UNAM)
Discussant: Massimo Pulpito (Scientific Committee of Eleatica - Cátedra Unesco Archai)

17:30 Debate

Thursday, September 19

08:00 Visit to Paestum (with tastings of local gastronomy)

Friday, September 20

09:00 Auditorium Fondazione Alario: Eleatica per le scuole
‘Il paradosso tra matematica, fisica e filosofia’
in collaboration with Lorenzo Tortora de Falco (Univ. Roma Tre) and Società Filosofica Italiana
coordinated by Francesca Gambetti (Scientific Direction of Eleatica – Univ. Roma Tre – SFI)

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 Palazzo Alario, Sala Francesco Alario: ‘De Novis Libris, In Quibus De Praesocraticis Tractatur, Iudicia’ in honour of Patricia Curd
Chair: Emidio Spinelli (Univ. 'La Sapienza' Roma)

16:00 2nd Lecture: ‘Il Parmenide di Aristotele’, Richard McKirahan 
Chair: Lidia Palumbo (Univ. Federico II, Napoli)
Discussant: Luca Gili (Univ. du Québec à Montréal)

17:30 Coffee break

18:00 Debate

21:00 Social dinner

Saturday, September 21

10:00 3rd Lecture: ‘Zenone e Melisso secondo Aristotele’, Richard McKirahan
Chair: Roberta Ioli (Univ. Roma Tor Vergata)
‘Zenone secondo Aristotele’, discussant: Barbara Sattler (Univ. of Saint Andrews)
‘Melisso secondo Aristotele’, discussant: Mathilde Bremond (Univ. Trier)

11:30 Coffee break

12:00 Debate

13:00 Delivery ceremony of ‘Moneta d’argento di Elea’ to Prof. Richard McKirahan

13:10 Light Lunch

The schedule may be subject to change. A registration fee is required: more information will follow soon.