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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.

Read more at: Cambridge Platonism and the Origin of the "Philosophy of Religion" Faith and Reason in the Cambridge Enlightenment
Cambridge Platonism and the Origin of the "Philosophy of Religion" Faith and Reason in the Cambridge Enlightenment

Cambridge Platonism and the Origin of the "Philosophy of Religion" Faith and Reason in the Cambridge Enlightenment

13 May 2019

Workshop devoted to the Latin works of Henry More.

Read more at: Grant Awarded - Late Antiquity After Antiquity: The Last of the Ancient Platonists in the Early Modern Period
Grant Awarded - Late Antiquity After Antiquity: The Last of the Ancient Platonists in the Early Modern Period

Grant Awarded - Late Antiquity After Antiquity: The Last of the Ancient Platonists in the Early Modern Period

10 May 2019

£225,973.27 awarded to the Centre as part of Dr Corrias' Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant.

Read more at: Grant awarded - Living Ideas: Dynamic Philosophies of Life and Matter, 1650–1850
Grant awarded - Living Ideas: Dynamic Philosophies of Life and Matter, 1650–1850

Grant awarded - Living Ideas: Dynamic Philosophies of Life and Matter, 1650–1850

4 April 2019

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science has awarded a multi-year grant "Living Ideas: Dynamic Philosophies of Life and Matter, 1650–1850", which the Centre is collaborating in.

Read more at: Ralph Cudworth at the Crossroads of Modernity
Ralph Cudworth at the Crossroads of Modernity

Ralph Cudworth at the Crossroads of Modernity

11 March 2019

A British Academy funded conference devoted to the sources, reception, and thought of the Cambridge Platonist Ralph Cudworth.

Read more at: Workshop - Early Christian Origins of the Human Rights Tradition? Exploring Patristic Concepts of Individuality and Freedom
Workshop - Early Christian Origins of the Human Rights Tradition? Exploring Patristic Concepts of Individuality and Freedom

Workshop - Early Christian Origins of the Human Rights Tradition? Exploring Patristic Concepts of Individuality and Freedom

5 March 2019

A day-long workshop investigating human dignity in collaboration with members of the EU funded 'The History of Human Freedom and Dignity in Western Civilisation' project.

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

22 April 2024

On Wednesday 1st April 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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