Philosophising with the Greats Conference
Photo by Anna Marmodoro
Friday 18th March
9:30-10:00am Meet and greet & coffee
Morning session
Chair: Fiona Leigh (University College London)
10:00-11:15 Scott Berman (Saint Louis University): “Plato and the Objects of Thought”
11:20-12:35 Anna Marmodoro (Durham University): “Plato’s and Aristotle’s relationless ontologies”
13:25-14:00 Lunch
Afternoon session
Chair: Christopher Austin (Durham University)
14:00-15:00 Chiara Martini (University of Oxford): “Ariadne’s Thread: Where Can the History of Philosophy Lead Us?”
15:05-16:05 Ben Koons (Yale University) “Aristotle's Privations and Our Omissions”
16:05-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:45 John Pemberton (Durham University): “Aristotle's hidden solution to the puzzle of causation”
Saturday 19th March
Morning session
Chair: William Simpson (University of Cambridge)
10:00-11:15 Rob Koons (University of Texas at Austin): “Sorting out Aristotle: Using Contemporary Metaphysics to Illuminate The Metaphysics”
11:20-12:35 Sophia Connell (Birkbeck, University of London): “Aristotle on organisms, species and their values in a contemporary context”
13:35-14:00 Lunch
Afternoon session
Chair: Richard Sorabji (University of Oxford)
14:00-15:00 Taylor Pincin (University of Texas at Austin): title TBC
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:30 Christopher Shields (University of Notre Dame): “From Actuality to Goodness: Value Facts in Aristotle”
16:30 Refreshments and general discussion
The event will be in person, but it will be possible to also follow it online. It will take place in a well ventilated and large space that will facilitate social distancing. The conference location is wheelchair accessible – other enquiries concerning accessibility will be welcomed by the organisers. There is no registration fee, but we ask those intending to attend to register by emailing either or both organisers name and affiliation.
Organisers: John Pemberton and Anna Marmodoro
