2016 Cambridge Graduate Conference in Ancient Philosophy
“Archai and Geneseis: Theorising Origins in Ancient Philosophy”
Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
March 18-19, 2016. Room G.21
Thursday 17th March
17:00 Reception at the Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology (University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Ave, Cambridge CB3 9DA)
Friday 18th March, Room G. 21
09:00-09:30 Registration, Tea and Coffee
09:30-11:00 Keynote: Dr Barbara Sattler (University of St Andrews): “Origins in Plato’s Timaeus.”
11:00-11:15 Tea Break
11:15-12:30 Claudio Barone (University of Palermo): “‘Cosmogonies’ in Metamorphoses.”
Respondent: Caterina Pellò (University of Cambridge).
12:30-13:30 Lunch (provided)
13:30-14:45 Bryan C. Reece (University of Toronto): “Aristotle on the Starting-Point of Motion.”
Respondent: George Medvedev (University of Cambridge).
14:45-15:00 Tea Break
15:00-16:15 Natalie Enright (University of Leeds): “The origin of psychic illness according to Plato’s Timaeus.”
Respondent: Christian Keime (University of Cambridge).
16:15-17:30 Andrey Darovskikh (Central European University): “The power of Semen: Aristotle and some Galen’s fallacies.”
Respondent: Chiara Blanco (University of Cambridge).
19:00 Conference Dinner at St. John’s Chophouse (21-24 Northampton Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AD)
Saturday 19th March, Room G. 21
09:30-11:00 Keynote: Dr Shaul Tor (King’s College London): “Xenophanes’ rejection of theogony.”
11:00-11:15 Tea Break
11:15-12:30 Bram Demulder (University of Leuven): “Beginning or Beginnings? Plutarch on Platonic Cosmogony and Cosmic Cycles.”
Respondent: Vilius Bartninkas (University of Cambridge).
12:30-13:30 Lunch (provided)
13:30-14:45 Máté Veres (Central European University): “Keep calm and carry on: Sextus Empiricus on the origins of Pyrrhonism.”
Respondent: Cristóbal Zarzar (University of Cambridge).
14:45-15:00 Tea Break
15:00-16:15 Jenny Messenger (University of St Andrews): “Extending the Golden Chain: Iamblichus’ Ancestors.”
Respondent: Rev’d Isidoros Charalampos Katsos (University of Cambridge).
16:15-17:30 Tommaso Longo (University of Milan): “Back to the origins of ethics: Archelaus on to dikaion.”
Respondent: Dr Naoya Iwata (University of Cambridge).
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