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News | Centre Associate Dr. Andreea-Maria Lemnaru Espuna awarded ESPRIT fellowship for 'Cosmic Sympathy in Neoplatonism'

15 July 2024

picture_1.jpg Dr. Andreea-Maria Lemnaru Espuna (PhD in Philosophy, Paris Sorbonne University) has been awarded a fellowship funded by the Austrian Science Fund at the University of Vienna as the Principal Investigator of the research project ‘Cosmic Sympathy in Neoplatonism’ - ESP-693. This project’s goal is to emphasize...

Conference | Plotinus and Barfield: Emanation and Evolution | September 2024

Conference | Plotinus and Barfield: Emanation and Evolution | 14th September 2024

10 July 2024

On Saturday 14th September, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a conference devoted to the influence of Neoplatonism on Owen Barfield. This event will take place in the Lightfoot Room, Faculty of Divinity. Owen Barfield had been interested in Neoplatonism throughout his long life. One of the aspects...

Conference | The Logos in the Platonic Tradition | September 2025

Conference | 'The Logos in the Platonic Tradition' | 11th-12th September 2025

17 June 2024

On 11th-12th September 2025, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a conference 'The Logos in the Platonic Tradition'. The event will be organised by Mateusz Stróżyński (Director of the Institute of Classical Philology, Adam Mickiewicz University) and Douglas Hedley (Director of the Cambridge Centre for...

New Publication | Christian Hengstermann, 'The Latin Works of Henry More', V.1

5 June 2024

New Publication | Christian Hengstermann, 'The Latin Works of Henry More', V.1 The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism is proud to announce the publication of the first in the Peeters series The Latin Works of Henry More : Centre Associate Christian Hengstermann's new volume, Critique of the Teutonic Philosophy and...

Event | A Celebration of the work of Margaret Barker | 24th May 2024

22 May 2024

On Friday 24 th May, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a celebration of the work of Dr Margaret Barker. This event will take place in the Latimer Room, Clare College. A programme can be found here: mb_event_programme_for_circulation.pdf mb_event_programme_for_circulation.pdf

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

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...

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CCSP & USJ Online Workshop | '250 Years of Philosophy: Current Perspectives on Schelling' | 23rd May 2025

3 May 2025

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...

Workshop | 'An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists' | 25th-26th April 2025

19 April 2025

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...

New Publications from Centre Members

8 March 2025

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...

Talk | Sean McGrath, 'The Soul of Nature: Boehme / Schelling / Jung' | 11th March 2025

5 March 2025

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/...

Conference | 'Theosis' | 9th-10th June 2025

7 February 2025

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 philosophy through Christian history, and in...

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News | Centre Associate Dr. Andreea-Maria Lemnaru Espuna awarded ESPRIT fellowship for 'Cosmic Sympathy in Neoplatonism'

Conference | Plotinus and Barfield: Emanation and Evolution | 14th September 2024

Conference | 'The Logos in the Platonic Tradition' | 11th-12th September 2025

New Publication | Christian Hengstermann, 'The Latin Works of Henry More', V.1

Event | A Celebration of the work of Margaret Barker | 24th May 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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