Southern Association for Ancient Philosophy Meeting
University of Oxford, Corpus Christi College
17th-19th September 2009
Invited speakers
1. Thomas Johansen (Oxford)
2. Alexander Nehamas (Princeton)
3. Oliver Primavesi (Munich)
4. David Sedley (Cambridge)
5. Francesco Ademollo (Florence)
6. Harry Platanakis (Birkbeck, London)
Conference Venue
The Faculty of Philosophy, 10 Merton Street, OX1 4JJ
Meals and accommodation
Meals and overnight accommodation are available in Corpus Christi College, in Merton Street, OX1 4JF; a stone’s throw away from the Philosophy Faculty.
Registration procedure
Please let Anna Marmodoro know that you intend to attend by the 6th of September and specify your requirements for accommodation and meals (including dietary restrictions). The registration form follows below. Payment is by cash or cheque (payable to 'University of Oxford') and can be made during the conference to Anna Marmodoro.
NB Graduate students may be eligible for assistance with the costs of attending this conference from the Thomas Wiedemann fund
Registration Form - (PDF) or (DOC)
The Organizers acknowledge the generous support of:
The Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford
The Hellenic Society
Oxford University Press
Provisional program [Abstracts]
Thursday 17th of September
16:00-16:30 Coffee/Tea and Registration
16:30-18:30 Thomas Johansen ‘Aristotle on the object of nutrition’
19:00 Dinner
20:30-22:30 Alexander Nehamas ‘Ancient Philia, Modern Friendship? The Aristotelian Background’
Friday 18th of September
9:30-10:30 David Sedley ‘Aristotle’s rejection of space’
10:30-11:00 Coffee/tea
11:00-12:00 Discussion
Lunch break
16:30-17:30 Francesco Ademollo ‘Stages and Forms in Plato's Metaphysics’
17:30-18:00 Coffee/tea
18:00-19:00 Harry Platanakis ‘Aristotle on Political Participation’
19:00 Conference Dinner, followed by Wine Reception in Corpus Christi College
(NB The wine reception is open to all those, residents or nor non-residents, who have paid the conference fee.)
Saturday 19th of September
9:30-10:30 Oliver Primavesi ‘Editing Metaphysics A: The Problem of the two Versions of
the Text’
10:30-11:00 Coffee/tea
11:00-12:00 Discussion
12:00-12:30 Business meeting
http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/events/southern_association_for_ancient_philosophy_meeting