Democracy and Its Rivals: Plato鈥檚 Statesman and Laws
Bergen Ancient Philosophy Symposium 2018 (University of Bergen, 24-25 May)
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DAY 1
0930-1130听听听听听听听听 KEYNOTE: Plato on the Nature of Rule
Melissa Lane (Princeton University)
1130-1230听听听听听听听听 The Tyranny and Tragedy of Language: Poetics and Politics in Plato
Olof Pettersson (Uppsala University)
1230-1345听听听听听听听听 lunch
1345-1445听听听听听听听听 The Art of Statesmanship as Weaving in Plato鈥檚 Statesman
Kristin Sampson (University of Bergen)
1445-1530听听听听听听听听 The Politics of Law
Oda Tvedt听 (Uppsala University)
1530-1545听听听听听听听听 coffee & tea
1545-1630听听听听听听听听 Sign of the Times: Bureaucracy as the Fate of Democracy in the Statesman
Charlotta Weigelt (S枚dert枚rn University)
1630-1700听听听听听听听听 Power and decision-making
Hallvard Fossheim (University of Bergen)
1900听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Conference dinner
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DAY 2
1000-1130听听听听听听听听 KEYNOTE: Polis and Cosmos in Plato's Political Thought
Ryan Balot (University of Toronto)
1130-1230听听听听听听听听 鈥楢n origin for political culture鈥�: Laws III as Political Thought and Intellectual History
Carol Atack (University of Oxford)
1230-1345听听听听听听听听 lunch
1345-1445听听听听听听听听 Tyranny in the Statesman and Laws
Franco Trivigno (University of Oslo)
1445-1515听听听听听听听听 Variations of Social Psychology in Plato鈥檚 Political Thinking
Knut 脜gotnes (University of Bergen)
1515-1545听听听听听听听听 Division of Forms and Questions of Honour in Plato鈥檚 Statesman
Kristian Larsen (University of Bergen)
1545-1600听听听听听听听听 coffee & tea
1600-1615听听听听听听听听 Thinking ahead (plenary discussion)
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The symposium is free of charge. Advance registration is compulsory for those wishing to attend. Please register with Kirsten.Bang@uib.no听before May 15th.
Venue: room 208, Dept. of Philosophy, Sydnesplassen 12-13, Bergen