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Read more at: Prof. Michael Chase - Experience and Knowledge among the Greeks: from the Presocratics to Galen
Prof. Michael Chase - Experience and Knowledge among the Greeks: from the Presocratics to Galen

Prof. Michael Chase - Experience and Knowledge among the Greeks: from the Presocratics to Galen

1 March 2021

Lecture delivered via Zoom


Read more at: Prof. Charles M. Stang - "Henry Corbin, Platonism, and the Divine Double"
Prof. Charles M. Stang - "Henry Corbin, Platonism, and the Divine Double"

Prof. Charles M. Stang - "Henry Corbin, Platonism, and the Divine Double"

1 March 2021

Lecture delivered via Zoom


Read more at: The Latin Works of Henry More
The Latin Works of Henry More

The Latin Works of Henry More

21 January 2021

Presentation by Douglas Hedley and Christian Hengtermann at the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies


Read more at: The Latin Works of Henry More
The Latin Works of Henry More

The Latin Works of Henry More

4 January 2021

Advisory Board Meeting | 12.30 (UK time), 14th January 2021


Read more at: Dr. Karen Felter Vaucanson – A Complex Relation. Reading Anne Conway from a Process Theological Perspective
Dr. Karen Felter Vaucanson – A Complex Relation. Reading Anne Conway from a Process Theological Perspective

Dr. Karen Felter Vaucanson – A Complex Relation. Reading Anne Conway from a Process Theological Perspective

9 December 2020

Book announcement | Former Scholar in Residence at the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism Karen Felter Vaucanson has successfully defended her thesis on the Cambridge Platonist, Anne Conway, at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.


Read more at: Platonism and a Muslim-Christian Metaphysics Across Borders | 29 November 2020
Platonism and a Muslim-Christian Metaphysics Across Borders | 29 November 2020

Platonism and a Muslim-Christian Metaphysics Across Borders | 29 November 2020

5 December 2020

Zoom conference "Platonism and a Muslim-Christian Metaphysics Across Borders", organised on behalf of Tabah Foundation, and the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism at the University of Cambridge.


Read more at: New Publication - "The History of Religious Imagination in Christian Platonism": Exploring the Philosophy of Douglas Hedley
New Publication - "The History of Religious Imagination in Christian Platonism": Exploring the Philosophy of Douglas Hedley

New Publication - "The History of Religious Imagination in Christian Platonism": Exploring the Philosophy of Douglas Hedley

26 November 2020

New collection of essays, edited by Christian Hengstermann.


Read more at: Dr. Stróżyński, "The One as Giver in Plotinus - Metaphysical and Spiritual Implications"

Dr. Stróżyński, "The One as Giver in Plotinus - Metaphysical and Spiritual Implications"

26 November 2020

On October 19 (2020), Dr. Stróżyński held a Zoom conference for the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism.


Read more at: Renaissance Vegetarianism: The Philosophical Afterlives of Porphyry's 'On Abstinence'
Renaissance Vegetarianism: The Philosophical Afterlives of Porphyry's 'On Abstinence'

Renaissance Vegetarianism: The Philosophical Afterlives of Porphyry's 'On Abstinence'

17 November 2020

Presentation of Cecilia Muratori's new monograph


Read more at: New Publication - Adamantiana XII: "That Miracle of the Christian World": Origenism and Christian Platonism in Henry More
New Publication - Adamantiana XII: "That Miracle of the Christian World": Origenism and Christian Platonism in Henry More

New Publication - Adamantiana XII: "That Miracle of the Christian World": Origenism and Christian Platonism in Henry More

6 October 2020

New Essay Collection on Cambridge Platonist Henry More, edited by Centre Fellow, Dr Christian Hengstermann


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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

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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

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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...