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Care and Indifference in Ancient Philosophy
May 5 - May 6
The conference will investigate the notions of careÌý²¹²Ô»å indifference in Ancient Philosophy, broadly construed, from Plato to post-Hellenistic Philosophical traditions. Papers will address a wide range of topics, and especially how the notions of care and indifference shaped ethical, theological, cosmological, and political thought in the ancient Greco-Roman world.
Programme
5 May |
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| 14.00-14.15 | Introductions |
| 14.15-14.45 | Flora Nelson (Oxford) Caring about the Cicadas: Plato’s Phaedrus 258e6-259d9 |
| 14.45-15.15 | František Špinka (Munich) Like Athletes Preparing for a Competition: Aristotle’s Notion of epimeleia and ameleia in the NE |
| 15.30-16.00 | Cristiana Sessini (Oxford): Divine Justice and Human Evil. How Plato’s God Cares for Individuals and the Universe |
| 16.00-16.30 | Simonas Baliukonis (Vilnius) Care as a strategy of homoiōsis theōi: assimilation to the unidentified gods of the Phaedo |
| 16.45-17.45 | (Keynote) Shaul Tor (KCL) Aristotle on the most god-loved human being: an open-ended suggestion |
| 18.30 | Dinner |
6 May |
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| 10.00-10.30 | Matteo Ferrari (Pisa): Ignoring Deities, Fearing Humans: The Lucianic Play on Divine Presence between Stoicism and Epicureanism |
| 10.30-11.00 | Fani Goutsiou (Durham): Medea’s Ethical Mistake and Stoic Indifference |
| 11.15-12.15 | (Keynote) Frisbee Sheffield (Cambridge) Plato and the Ethics of Care |
| 13.30-14.00 | David Lepidi (58³Ô¹Ï): Caring for the Vegetal World? Aristotle and Theophrastus on Plant Life and Human-Plant Relations |
| 14.00-14.30 | Janset Cetinkaya (Nottingham): Aristotle on Maternal Care |
| 14.30-14.45 | Closing Remarks |
Registration
Please email sp283@st-andrews.ac.uk by 20 April if you plan to attend, noting any dietary requirements.