January 29th, 2009

The journal “Ancient Philosophy” (ISSN 0740-2007, edited by Ron Polansky) is now available in electronic format from the Philosophy Documentation Center. This is a new electronic resource; this journal has not previously been accessible in electronic format. Click here to find out more information about “Ancient Philosophy”.

The new option is more flexible and cheaper. Here’s the subscription breakdown:

Individuals
Print only: $32 (current volume)
Online only: $64 (vol.5 – present)

Institutions
Print only: $70 (current volume)
Online only: $245 (vol.5 – present)

POIESIS: $1,500 + print subscription to Ancient Philosophy

Print is still available from the journal. Both the online subscription and POIESIS are available from PDC. For more information please contact Ron Polansky: editor@ancientphilosophy.com.

January 27th, 2009

We have room for about six people on this year’s Philosophy in the Aegean field school. Cost for two weeks, excluding airfare is 1500$ Canadian (about 1200 USD). The cost covers:

• Accommodation
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Transportation to and from sites
• Site entrance fees
• Heraclitus symposium dinner with local dishes and wine.
• Aegean Boat Trip
• Dionysian Festrival

More info can be found at the following web page:

http://www.tru.ca/faculty/gbowe/aegeanphil.html

or by emailing me at: gbowe@tru.ca

Thanks, Geoff
–
G.S. Bowe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Philosophy, History and Politics
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, B.C.
V2C 5N3
Ph:  250-377-6098
Fax: 250-371-5697
web: http://www.tru.ca/faculty/gbowe/

January 20th, 2009

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GREEK PHILOSOPHY ( IAGP ), THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE, THE GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, THE SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY FOR GREEK PHILOSOPHY AND THE HUMANITIES, THE SOCIETY FOR ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY (SAGP – USA) and other academic and cultural institutions and organizations are pleased to announce the:

21st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PHILOSOPHY ON THE TOPIC: “PHILOSOPHY, ART AND TECHNOLOGY”

The Conference which is directed by an International Academic Committee and is organised in cooperation with Neapolis University of Pafos (NUP) will take place in the famous and beautiful island of Cyprus at the District of Paphos (or Pafos), the mythical birth place of Aphrodite. The Conference will last from Tuesday 21st of July 2009 (day of arrivals) up to 27th of July 2009. The Conference First Session will start on the morning of Wednesday, 22nd of July, at 9.00 at Coral Beach Hotel and Resort in Paphos area (http://www.coral.com.cy ) The Official Opening of the Conference will take place in the evening of 22nd1 of July at 19.00 o´ clock. (For information concerning accommodation etc please see the relevant Conference Forms). « click to read more »

January 20th, 2009

V COLÓQUIO INTERNACIONAL DO GRUPO INTERDISCIPLINAR DE PESQUISAS SOBRE AS SOCIEDADES ANTIGAS (GIPSA): LUCIANO E A TRADIÇÃO LUCIÂNICA

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH GROUP ON ANCIENT SOCIETIES (GIPSA): LUCIAN AND THE LUCIANIC TRADITION

Ouro Preto, 13 a 17 de abril de 2009/April 13th to 17th, 2009

“a ironia, esse movimento ao canto da boca, cheio de mistérios, inventado por algum grego da decadência, contraído por Luciano, transmitido a Swift e Voltaire, feição própria dos céticos e desabusados.” (Machado de Assis, Teoria do Medalhão) « click to read more »

January 20th, 2009

“Thought and Action in Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition” – The Fourth Annual Marquette Summer Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. Presented by the Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy and the Aquinas and the Arabs Project with the support of the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette.

Marquette University Department of Philosophy Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 16-18, 2009

This Conference is intended to provide a formal occasion and central location for philosophers and scholars of the Midwest region (and elsewhere) to present and discuss their current work on Aristotle’ and his Interpreters in ancient and medieval philosophy. « click to read more »