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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 .

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...

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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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