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Read more at: Conference | Metaphysical Feminine Principles in Late Antiquity and Beyond | 28th October 2023
Conference | Metaphysical Feminine Principles in Late Antiquity and Beyond | 28th October 2023

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...

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

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...

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

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...

Read more at: Conference | Panpsychism: Problems and Prospects | 19th June 2023
Workshop | Panpsychism: Problems and Prospects | 19th June 2023

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...

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

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...

Read more at: Workshop | The Practical Dimension of Platonism | 21st June 2023
Seminar | The Practical Dimension of Platonism | 21st June 2023

Workshop | The Practical Dimension of Platonism | 21st June 2023

6 April 2023

The original role of the Forms was not to lead us to some attenuated elsewhere but to show us the real world. It is the dreamer in the Cave who is astray and elsewhere. Iris Murdoch On Wednesday 21st June, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism, in partnership with Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, and KU Leuven...

Read more at: Talk | Charles Taliaferro, 'Contemporary Philosophy on the Meaning of Life' | 10th March 2023
Talk | Charles Taliaferro, 'Contemporary Philosophy on the Meaning of Life' | 10th March 2023

Talk | Charles Taliaferro, 'Contemporary Philosophy on the Meaning of Life' | 10th March 2023

6 March 2023

On Friday 10 th March, the Centre hosted Prof. Charles Taliaferro, who delivered a talk 'Contemporary Philosophy on the Meaning of Life: A Cambridge Platonist Perspective'. This event has now passed, but a recording of Prof. Taliaferro's talk can be found on the Centre's YouTube channel here .

Read more at: In Memoriam: Michael J.B. Allen

In Memoriam: Michael J.B. Allen

28 February 2023

It is with great regret that the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism notes the death of Professor Michael J.B. Allen. A scholar of great distinction, Professor Allen made major contributions to the Study of Renaissance Neoplatonism, authoring important monographs on the thought of Marsilio Ficino.

Read more at: Talk | Esmé Partridge, 'Platonism, Perennialism, Pluralism: What is King Charles III's Philosophy?' | 3rd March 2023
Talk | Esmé Partridge, 'Platonism, Perennialism, Pluralism: What is King Charles III's Philosophy?' | 3rd March 2023

Talk | Esmé Partridge, 'Platonism, Perennialism, Pluralism: What is King Charles III's Philosophy?' | 3rd March 2023

24 February 2023

On Friday 3 rd March, Esmé Partridge delivered a talk, 'Platonism, Perennialism, Pluralism: What is King Charles III's Philosophy?' This event has now passed, but a recording of the talk can be found on the Centre's YouTube channel here .

Read more at: Talk | Benoît Castelnérac, 'The Rationale Behind Plato's Myth-Making' | 27th February 2023
Talk | Benoît Castelnérac, 'The Rationale Behind Plato's Myth-Making' | 27th February 2023

Talk | Benoît Castelnérac, 'The Rationale Behind Plato's Myth-Making' | 27th February 2023

24 February 2023

On Monday 27 th February, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism hosted Benoît Castelnérac, who delivered a talk, 'The Rationale Behind Plato's Myth-Making'. This event has now passed, but a recording of the talk can be found on the Centre's YouTube channel here .

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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...

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