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Workshops on the Latin Works of Henry More IConcepts of God and Man in Henry More’s Critique of SpinozaClare College, Cambridge, 4th June 2018The first workshop on the Latin Works of Henry More translated into English for thefirst time on the AHRC-funded project Cambridge Platonism at the Origins of the Enlightenmentwas devoted to first two of the …

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism hosted a colloquium focused on Prof. Anders-Christian Jacobsen’s work Christ the Teacher of Salvation on 3 June 2018, below are some photos from the event.

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism proudly hosted Prof. Marie-Elise Zovko, professor of philosophy at the the Institute for Philosophy, Zagreb, on 1 June, who gave her Beierwaltes Lecture entitled ‘“Abfall von der Idee”: Repercussions of Baader’s Russian expedition in Hegel’s Encylopedia’.

Prof. Hedley delivered his inaugural lecture, ‘Devout Contemplation and Sublime Fancy’: The Cambridge Platonists and their Legacy for the Philosophy of Religion, to a packed audience 7 May 2018 at 5pm in the Cambridge Divinity Faculty’s Runcie Room.

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism proudly hosted Prof. Stephen Clark, professor of philosophy at the University of Liverpool, who gave the  Beierwaltes Lecture entitled ‘Godlike Virtues’.

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism proudly hosted Prof. Harold Tarrant, Conjoint Professor in Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and fellow of the Centre for the Study of Platonism, who gave a Beierwaltes Lecture entitled ‘Platonism’s Resilience and Adaptability in the face of Crisis’

Scholars from Cambridge, Bristol, and Münster met at Clare College on 10 March to discuss the works of Anne Conway at an event cohosted by the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism and the EU History of Human Freedom and Dignity in Western Civilization Project.

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism proudly hosted Prof. Lloyd Gerson, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, who gave his Beierwaltes Lecture, entitled ‘The Platonic System’

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism proudly hosted Prof. John Hare, the Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University, who gave his Beierwaltes Lecture on Augustine’s De Libero Arbitrio.Prof. Hare’s lecture delved into the intricacies of Augustine’s work while both pointing out its relationship to Platonism and plac…

Whichcote and ShaftesburyThirkill Room, Clare College15.01.2018In the morning seminar Dr Mark Burden (Bristol) discussed the textual questions surrounding Whichcote’s works. James Deotis Roberts, Sr., From Puritanism to Platonism in Seventeenth Century England (The Hague, 1968) views Whichcote as the leading figure of the Cambridge Platonists. Dr B…

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism proudly hosted Prof. John Dillon on 30 November. Prof. Dillon participated in a research meeting of the AHRC funded project The Cambridge Platonists at the origins of Enlightenment: texts, debates, and reception (1650-1730) before discussing the origins of dogmatism within the Platonic tradition in hi…

Colloquium Adamantianum IDivine and Human Freedom: The Philosophical Significance of the Church Father Origen (Theo Kobusch)Each of the biannual Colloquia Adamantiana, organized by the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism, revolves around the research of one pre-eminent Origen scholar who responds to queries raised in papers on his major pub…