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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 .


Read more at: Centre Associate Dr Gareth Polmeer awarded Margaret Beaufort Institute Pearl Fellowship

Centre Associate Dr Gareth Polmeer awarded Margaret Beaufort Institute Pearl Fellowship

23 February 2023

Dr Gareth Polmeer has been awarded a two-year Pearl Fellowship at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology to work on a project titled ‘Vision and the Invisible’. The project draws upon Plotinian ideas of likeness, image and form to explore relations between art, theology and philosophy in the digital age. Working from...


Read more at: Book Launch | 'Confusion in the West' with John Rist & Anna Rist | 24th February 2023

Book Launch | 'Confusion in the West' with John Rist & Anna Rist | 24th February 2023

20 February 2023

On Friday 24 th February, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host John Rist and Anna Rist, who will be launching their new book, Confusion in the West: Retrieving Tradition in the Modern and Post-Modern World , published by Cambridge University Press. The event will take place in the Faculty of Divinity...


Read more at: Workshop: The Rational Theology of the Cambridge Platonists | 28th and 29th July 2022

Workshop: The Rational Theology of the Cambridge Platonists | 28th and 29th July 2022

13 July 2022

Workshop: The Rational Theology of the Cambridge Platonists Cambridge University Divinity Faculty 28th and 29th July 2022 Organised by the Cambridge Platonist Research Caucus and the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism Thursday, 28th July, 5.00: Beierwaltes Lecture Thomas Hanke, Münster: “Aspects of the ‘inner...


Read more at: Professor Dominique Poirel | Pseudo-Dionysius and the West. The stages and effects of his reception on medieval Latin thinkers

Professor Dominique Poirel | Pseudo-Dionysius and the West. The stages and effects of his reception on medieval Latin thinkers

16 May 2022

On the 23 of May, 5-6.30 pm (UK time) , the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host Professor Dominique Poirel, who will hold the seminar: " Pseudo-Dionysius and the West. The stages and effects of his reception on medieval Latin thinkers ". The meeting will be on zoom. Zoom link: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/...


Read more at: Rupert Sheldrake | Forms and the Causes of Forms

Rupert Sheldrake | Forms and the Causes of Forms

16 May 2022

Thursday 19th May , 6 PM The Cambridge Center for the Study of Platonism Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, Sidgwick Site, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9BS Zoom link: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96303164461?pwd=cDU5bVlTT3MyR3V5VDJDd1dhelgz... A long debate about the nature and causes of forms has been going on at least since...


Read more at: Making Forms. Matter, Life, and Plastic Natures from Classical Antiquity to Romanticism

Making Forms. Matter, Life, and Plastic Natures from Classical Antiquity to Romanticism

16 May 2022

Making Forms. Matter, Life, and Plastic Natures from Classical Antiquity to Romanticism 19th and 20th of May 2022 Organised by Anna Corrias (University of Cambridge) and Douglas Hedley (University of Cambridge) Runcie Room , Faculty of Divinity, Sidgwick Site, West Road Cambridge CB3 9BS Zoom link: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom...


Read more at: Professor Jean-Marc Narbonne | Religion, Rhetoric and Politics in Sophocles‘ Antigone: some reflections

Professor Jean-Marc Narbonne | Religion, Rhetoric and Politics in Sophocles‘ Antigone: some reflections

1 May 2022

On the 9 th of May, 5-6.30 pm (UK time) , the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host Professor Jean-Marc Narbonne, who will hold the seminar: "Religion, Rhetoric and Politics in Sophocles‘ Antigone: some reflections". The meeting will be in hybrid mode and will take place in the Faculty of Divinity...


Read more at: Book Launch | Harmony and Contrast - Plato and Aristotle in the Early Modern Period

Book Launch | Harmony and Contrast - Plato and Aristotle in the Early Modern Period

1 May 2022

On the 10th of May, 6-7.30 pm (UK time) , the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host the Book Launch: "Harmony and Contrast - Plato and Aristotle in the Early Modern Period", edited by Dr Anna Corrias and Dr Eva Del Soldato. The meeting will take place in the Faculty of Divinity, Lightfoot Room . - Plato and...


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Talk | Sean McGrath, 'Spirit of Nature / Spirit of God: The Late Schelling's Rethinking of the World Soul' | 1st May 2024

22 April 2024

On Wednesday 1st May 2024, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host Prof. Sean McGrath, who will deliver a talk 'Spirit of Nature / Spirit of God: The Late Schelling's Rethinking of the World Soul'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5pm (UK time). The...

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...