Conference at UNAM (June 19-21): The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Plato’s Republic
Edgar Gonzalez Varela
Second UNAM Ancient Metaphysics and Epistemology Workshop
The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Plato’s Republic
Junio 19-21, 2024
Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, UNAM, Ciudad de México
Sala José Gaos
Miércoles, Junio 19
10:30-12:15
Carolina Araujo (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), “Body and Soul Epistemai in Republic III”
Moderadora: Teresa Rodríguez (IIFs-UNAM)
12:30-14:15
Hendrik Lorenz (Princeton University), “Being, Knowledge and Opinion in Republic Book 5”
Moderador: Ricardo Salles (IIFs-UNAM)
16:00-17:45
Sarale Ben-Asher (University of Chicago), “Does Plato’s Eye of the Soul Need Innate Knowledge?”
Moderador: Edward Halper (University of Georgia)
Jueves, Junio 20
10:00-11:45
Edgar González-Varela (IIFs-UNAM), “Plato’s Third Bed Argument: The Uniqueness of Forms”
Moderadora: Sarale Ben-Asher (University of Chicago)
12:00-13:45
Vasilis Politis (Trinity College Dublin), “Plato’s Geometrical Account of Sensible Particulars in the Republic”
Moderadora: Paola Chapa (IIFs-UNAM)
15:00-16:45
John D. Proios (University of Chicago), “Summoning Intelligence as Psychological Liberation: Stages of Reality in Plato, Republic VII”
Moderadora: Carolina Araujo (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
17:00-18:45
Gabriel Shapiro (New York University), “The Existential Reading of Plato’s Epistemology and Metaphysics in Republic V”
Moderador: Claudio Vera (IIFs-UNAM)
Viernes, Junio 21
10:00-11:45
Natalie Hannan (Providence College), “Truth, Lies, and Doxa in Plato’s Republic”
Moderador: Martín Barbosa (IIFs-UNAM)
12:00-13:45
Edward Halper (University of Georgia), “Soul in the Republic”
Moderador: Axel Barceló (IIFs-UNAM)