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Read more at: Dr Alan Cardew - Cusa and Hesse on Divine Games.
Dr Alan Cardew - Cusa and Hesse on Divine Games.

Dr Alan Cardew - Cusa and Hesse on Divine Games.

6 November 2019

On 28 October 2019 Dr Alan Cardew delivered a talk to the Centre, entitled 'Divine Games: Nicholas of Cusa The Game of Spheres and Hermann Hesse The Glass Bead Game'.

Read more at: Colloquium Adamantianum IV - Mark Edwards - Christianity and Philosophy in Late Antiquity
Colloquium Adamantianum IV - Mark Edwards - Christianity and Philosophy in Late Antiquity

Colloquium Adamantianum IV - Mark Edwards - Christianity and Philosophy in Late Antiquity

14 October 2019

Colloquium Adamantianum is a workshop hosted by the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism twice a year. Each of the Colloquia revolves around the research of one pre-eminent contemporary scholar on Origen and the Alexandrian tradition, exploring the Platonist origins of Christian metaphysics. On 12 October 2019, the...

Read more at: Luce Irigaray in Conversation: How Could We Keep Hoping for a Future?
Luce Irigaray in Conversation: How Could We Keep Hoping for a Future?

Luce Irigaray in Conversation: How Could We Keep Hoping for a Future?

10 July 2019

Many people today fear that there will be no future for our planet and all the living beings which live on it without a radical evolution of our current world. This cannot happen without changing our way of bringing up and educating children, of relating to our natural and cultural environment, and of conceiving of theory...

Read more at: Henology or Ontology?
Henology or Ontology?

Henology or Ontology?

10 July 2019

Beierwaltes Seminar V

Read more at: Prof. Leinkauf - Mens explicando complicat
Prof. Leinkauf - Mens explicando complicat

Prof. Leinkauf - Mens explicando complicat

10 July 2019

Beierwaltes Lecture

Read more at: Prof. John Rist - Popper's Plato Revisited
Prof. John Rist - Popper's Plato Revisited

Prof. John Rist - Popper's Plato Revisited

10 June 2019

Beierwaltes Lecture

Read more at: Light in Darkness: The Mystical Philosophy of Jacob Boehme
Light in Darkness: The Mystical Philosophy of Jacob Boehme

Light in Darkness: The Mystical Philosophy of Jacob Boehme

10 June 2019

Conference

Read more at: Foro Di Studi Avanzati - Renaissance, Ancient and Medieval Patterns: Baroque, Romantic and Modern Traces
Foro Di Studi Avanzati - Renaissance, Ancient and Medieval Patterns: Baroque, Romantic and Modern Traces

Foro Di Studi Avanzati - Renaissance, Ancient and Medieval Patterns: Baroque, Romantic and Modern Traces

2 June 2019

Conference in Rome, 1-3 June.

Read more at: The Ontology of Love Conference
The Ontology of Love Conference

The Ontology of Love Conference

16 May 2019

Featuring a key note address by Simon May, author of 'Love A History', and a panel discussion between Sir Roger Scruton, John Cottingham, Simon May, and Douglas Hedley.

Read more at: Joseph Beaumont and Henry More
Joseph Beaumont and Henry More

Joseph Beaumont and Henry More

13 May 2019

Workshop about the works of Joseph Beaumont and Henry More.

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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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