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On Monday 17th November 2025, Dr Andrea-Maria Lemnaru will deliver a talk 'Does anything truly transmigrate? Proclus on the soul vehicle'. This talk will take place in the Lightfoot Room of the Faculty fo Divinity, beginning at 5 pm; it can also be joined remotely via this link.

It is with deep sorrow that we at the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism record the passing of Professor Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron on 28 September 2025. Born in Tunis on 19 April 1944, Professor Vieillard-Baron served as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Poitiers and was a member of the Académie catholique de France.Author of n…

This event has taken place. A recording of the talk can be found here.---On Tuesday 11th November, Dr Mark Vernon will speak at the Centre on 'William Blake and Neoplatonism'. This event will take place in the Runcie Roon of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5 pm. The talk can also be joined remotely via this Zoom link. Mark has recently publis…

This event is has taken place; a recording of the talk can be found here.---On 20th October 2025, the Centre will host Prof. Robert Goulding, who will give a talk 'What are eyes for? Taking a second look at Plotinus' visual theory'. This event will take place in the Lightfoot Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5 pm. An abstract to the ta…

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism is very happy to announce the publication of Centre associate Dr Matthew Nini's latest volume. A collection of fragments exploring the philosophical meaning of the night, The Book of Nocturnes is published by Spring Publications. More information can be found here.

The CCSP is deeply saddened by news of the death of Dr Barrie Fleet.  Barrie was an associate of the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism. A leading scholar of Plotinus, and a devoted trailblazer of Neoplatonic studies in the English speaking world, Barrie was renowned for his Plotinus Enneads III.6, edition with translation and commentary (…

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of F.W.J. Schelling, CCSP postdoctoral fellow Hadi Fakhoury will be co-hosting a bilingual (French-English) online workshop titled “250 Years of Philosophy: Current Perspectives on Schelling.”The event will take place on Friday, May 23, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. (GMT+1). As part of the program, Pro…

The University of Münster in collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism is hosting a workshop on the recent volume An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists, edited by Douglas Hedley and Christian Hengstermann (Routledge, 2024). This event will begin with a public lecture by Douglas Hedley on the evening of 25th April, and co…

Two new publications by Centre members, published by the Prometheus Trust.Harold Tarrant’s monograph, Chaerephon: Rethinking Platonic Characters in the Light of the Derveni Papyrus examines the significance of minor characters in the dialogues of Plato in the light of recent advances in our understanding of the Orphic tradition. See the publisher's…

On Tuesday 11th March 2025, the Centre will host Prof. Sean McGrath, who will give a talk, 'The Soul of Nature: Boehme / Schelling / Jung'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5pm (UK time).The talk can be joined remotely via this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83321325592

This event has now passed; recordings of talks given can be found here---On Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th June 2025, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a conference on the theme of 'Theosis'. As this year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, this event will explore this crucial aspect of theology and ph…

On Tuesday 4th March 2025, the Centre will host Dr John Vervaeke, who will give a talk, 'Awakening from the Meaning Crisis'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the faculty of Divinity, from 1-3pm (UK time). The talk can be joined via this Zoom link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83321325592

On Monday 3rd March 2025, the Centre will host Dr Robert Wallace, who will give a talk, 'The God of the Philosophers: How transcendence is everywhere'. This event will take place online, beginning at 5pm (UK time). The talk can be joined via this Zoom link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83321325592The text of the talk can be found here:

On Monday 10th February 2025, the Centre will host Dr Martin Shaw, who will give a talk, 'Beauty & Eternity'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5pm (UK time). The talk can be joined remotely via this Zoom link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83321325592

On Monday 3rd February 2025, the Centre will host Revd Dr Aidan Nichols, who will give a talk, 'Acheiropoietai: Images made without hands'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5pm (UK time). The talk can be joined remotely via this Zoom link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83321325592