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The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism

 

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The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism (CCSP) has enjoyed a remarkable year. We have hosted some of the great scholars of Platonism to lecture on their work and we have had some excellent workshops and seminars. We have also continued to win major grants and develop our research projects.

The academic year 2021\2022 promises to be equally stimulating and rewarding. The Centre actively encourages graduate students who wish to work on the Platonic tradition in any period. 

-Prof. Douglas Hedley

Latest news

Conference | Metaphysical Feminine Principles in Late Antiquity and Beyond | 28th October 2023

17 July 2023

On Saturday 28th of October 2023, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a conference dedicated to metaphysical feminine principles in Late Antiquity and beyond, in both paganism and Abrahamic religions. The event is organised by Dr Andreea-Maria Lemnaru ( amaria.carrez@outlook.com ) and Prof. Douglas...

Conference | Participation and Subcreation: Creativity and the Experience of God in the thought of O. Barfield and J.R.R. Tolkien | 25th September 2023

12 July 2023

On 25th September 2023, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a conference on the often neglected relationship between the thought of Owen Barfield and J.R.R. Tolkien, focusing on their understanding of the relationship between creativity and the divine. This event is organised by Douglas Hedley ( rdh26...

Conference | Metaphysical Poetry and Thought of Adam Mickiewicz in the European Context | 26th-27th September 2023

12 July 2023

On 26th and 27th September 2023, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a conference to discuss the thought and poetry of Adam Mickiewicz, one of the great figures of Polish, and European, Romanticism. This event is organised by Douglas Hedley ( rdh26@cam.ac.uk ) and Mateusz Stróżyński ( mateusz...

Conference | Panpsychism: Problems and Prospects | 19th June 2023

9 May 2023

On Monday 19th June, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a conference dedicated to panpsychism. The event is organised by Dr Anna Corrias ( annacorrias_80@hotmail.com ) and Prof. Douglas Hedley ( rdh26@cam.ac.uk ). Please see the conference programme (below) and contact them to sign up or for further...

Launch Event | 'A Less Familiar Plato' with Kevin Corrigan and the Cambridge Series in Religion and Platonism | 20th June 2023

9 May 2023

On Tuesday 20th June, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host Prof. Kevin Corrigan (Emory University), who will be launching his new book, A Less Familiar Plato: From Phaedo to Philebus , published by Cambridge University Press as the first in a new series, Religion and Platonism , edited by Prof. Douglas...