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Fall 2026

September 4, Maritain Library, Geddes Hall 437

The Notre Dame Workshop on Ancient Philosophy and the History of Philosophy Forum are pleased to host an all-day Ancient Philosophy event. This event brings together an international team of scholars of Ancient Philosophy. The aim is to share work-in-progress, discuss key concepts and arguments, and disseminate understanding of complex problems in the history of ideas. The content of papers includes ideas from Plato, Aristotle and the Early Stoics along with contemporary perspectives on their thought.  

The event is organized by Sophia Connell (Philosophy, Notre Dame).

9-10 a.m.: Beatrice Lienemann (Fribourg) (chair: Gretchen Reydams-Schils)
On how (not) to define the kalon – a case study on Hippias Major 286c-293c
 
10-11 a.m.: Klaus Coriclius (Tübingen) (chair: Sophia Connell)
The adequacy of knowledge in Aristotle
 
11-11:30 a.m. coffee break
 
11:30-12:30 Gretchen Reydams-Schils (Notre Dame) (chair: Sophia Connell)
The Stoics on nous and the thoughts of god
 
12:30-1:30 p.m. lunch
 
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Joshua Trubowitz (Notre Dame) (chair: Gretchen Reydams-Schils)
KPINEIN in Aristotle: A Note
 
2:30-3:30 p.m.: Dave O’Connor (Notre Dame) (chair: Josh Trubowitz)
Thucydides, Plato, and religion in the ancient city: thoughts on Fustel de Coulanges and Leo Strauss
 
3:30-4 p.m.: tea break
 
4-5 p.m.: Paolo Crivelli (Geneva) (chair: Josh Trubowitz)
The Platonic roots of Aristotle’s conception of definition

 

 

 

 


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