Leuven Colloquia on Ancient Platonism - 2023/2024 line-up and first lecture (J. Dillon – 2 October 2023)

[Roberto Granieri]

(with apologies for cross-posting)

 

Dear list members,

 

We are delighted to announce the line-up for the 2023/2024 Leuven Colloquia on Ancient Platonism, hosted by the KU Leuven Institute of Philosophy and the De Wulf-Mansion Centre for Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy:

 

2 October: John DILLON, Trinity College Dublin

13 November: Ilinca TANASEANU-DÖBLER, Göttingen

11 December: Dylan BURNS, Amsterdam

29 January 2024: Marc-Antoine GAVRAY, Liège

12 February 2024: Peter ADAMSON, Munich

11 March 2024: Giovanna GIARDINA, Catania

15 April 2024: Laura CASTELLI, Cambridge

20 May 2024: George BOYS-STONES, Toronto

 

4-6 pm CET, Kardinaal Mercierzaal, HIW Institute of Philosophy, Leuven (unless otherwise noted), with an online streaming option.

 

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The first lecture will be will be held on Monday, 2 October 2023, 4:00-6:00 PM (CET):

             

JOHN DILLON (Trinity College Dublin), 'The Divinising of Matter: Some Reflections on Iamblichus’ Theurgic Approach to Matter'.

 

Please note that this lecture will be held uniquely ONLINE. Please, register at this link. For further information please visit this webpage.

 

The series is part of the ERC project ‘Not another history of Platonism’. If you wish to receive updates on the events and activities of this project, please subscribe to the mailing list, via this link.

 

With best wishes,

 

The co-organizers

Roberto Granieri, Arthur Oosthout and Jan Opsomer