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Read more at: Book Launch | An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists | 12th October 2023
Book Launch | An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists | 12 October 2023

Book Launch | An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists | 12th October 2023

5 October 2023

On Thursday 12th October, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will be holding a book launch for the new volume, An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists, edited by Douglas Hedley and Christian Hengstermann and published by Routledge. The event will take place in the Dean's Room (E3) at Clare College, University...


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 .


Latest news

Talk | Andrea Frost, 'On the Philosophy of Wine' | 13th March 2024

11 March 2024

On Wednesday 13th March 2024, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host Andrea Frost, who will deliver a talk 'On the Philosophy of Wine'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5pm (UK time).

Call for Papers | Platonism and Neoplatonism Unit, American Academy of Religion | 2024 Conference, 23rd-26th November, San Diego

25 January 2024

Call for Papers Platonism and Neoplatonism Unit, American Academy of Religion 2024 Conference, 23-26 November, San Diego Nature and the Platonic Tradition The Platonic tradition has, throughout history, offered a radically alternative understanding of the relationship between humans and nature and between humans and non-...

Talk | Richard Temple, 'Symbolic Images of Cosmic Descent in Icons' | 4th March 2024

16 January 2024

On Monday 4th March 2024, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host Dr Richard Temple, who will deliver a talk 'Symbolic Images of Cosmic Descent in Icons'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5pm (UK time). The Zoom link can be found below: https://us06web...

Talk | Johannes Niederhauser, 'Plato's Mythologia: On the Relationship between Mythos and Logos in Plato' | 19th February 2024

16 January 2024

On Monday 19th February 2024, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host Dr Johannes Niederhauser, who will deliver a talk, 'Plato's Mythologia: On the Relationship between Mythos and Logos in Plato'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5pm (UK time). To...

Talk | Jon Thompson, 'The Metaphysical Possibility of Resurrection' | 18th January 2024

16 January 2024

On Thursday 18th January 2024, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host Dr Jon Thompson, who will deliver a talk 'The Metaphysical Possibility of Resurrection'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5pm (UK time). The Zoom link can be found below: https://...