Workshop on Plato’s Laws
University of Kentucky | March 26–28, 2009
Speakers |
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| Sara Brill | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Fairfield University |
David Roochnik | Professor of Philosophy, Boston University |
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| Patricia Fagan | Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Windsor |
John Russon | Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Guelph |
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| Frank Gonzalez | Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Ottawa |
Eric Salem | Tutor, St. John’s College, Annapolis |
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| Robert Metcalf | Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado, Denver | John Sallis | Frederick J. Adelmann S.J. Professor of Philosophy, Boston College | ||
| Mitchell Miller | Professor of Philosophy, Vassar College |
Eric Sanday | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky |
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| Mark Munn | Professor of Ancient Greek History, Greek Archaeology, and Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Penn State | Michael Zuckert | Nancy Reeves Dreux Professor of Political Science, Notre Dame University | ||
| Greg Recco | Tutor, St. John’s College, Annapolis |
Catherine Zuckert | Nancy Reeves Dreux Professor of Political Science, Notre Dame University | ||
Sessions
Thursday, March 26
2:30 PM – 3:15
PM
Gathering
3:15 PM – 3:30
PM
Opening Remarks
When: 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Who: Mark Munn
What: "Eros and the Laws"
When: 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Who: Mitchell Miller
What: "Texts and Perspectives: preparing to read the Laws"
When: 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
Who: Eric Salem
What: Comments on Book I
8:00 PM
Participants' Dinner
Friday, March 27
9:00 AM – 9:30
AM
Coffee
When: 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Who: John Russon
What: Comments on Book II
When: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Who: John Sallis
What: Comments on Book III
When: 12:35 PM – 1:50 PM
Who: Michael Zuckert
What: Comments on Book IV
1:50 PM – 3:45
PM
Break for Lunch, meal provided at Boone Center for invited
and pre-registered participants
When: 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Who: Robert Metcalf
What: Comments on Book V
When: 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
Who: Greg Recco
What: Comments on Book VI
When: 6:50 PM – 8:05 PM
Who: David Roochnik
What: Comments on Book VII
Saturday, March 28
9:30 AM – 10:00
AM
Coffee
When: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Who: Patricia Fagan
What: "He Saw the Cities and He Knew the Mind of Many Men: The
Odyssey and The Laws"
When: 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
Who: Frank Gonzalez
What: Comments on Book VIII
12:45 PM – 2:45
PM
Break for lunch, meal provided for invited and pre-registered
participants at Boone Center
When: 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Who: Catherine Zuckert
What: Comments on Book IX
When: 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Who: Sara Brill
What: Comments on Book X
When: 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Who: Eric Sanday
What: Comments on Book XI-XII
When: 7:00 PM –
9:00 PM
What: Break for Dinner
When: 9:00 PM
What: Reception at the home of Eric Sanday
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The workshop is specifically designed to bring Philosophy together with Classical Studies and Political Science, appealing in particular to researchers studying the nature of law, political community, and individual identity. The participants include both senior Plato scholars and young professors from diverse areas of specialization ranging from phenomenology to hermeneutics to Straussian interpretation, all united in their methodological respect for Plato’s artistry. The plan of the workshop is to conduct an open but disciplined discussion that is comprehensive and intensive, focusing all attention on one central text, the Laws, and going through its 12 books in order.
Eric Sanday and Greg Recco organized the conference. Generous support was provided by the College of Arts & Sciences. Additional financial support is being provided by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Deparment of Philosophy. All sessions will be held at the Hilary J. Boone Center on the campus of the University of Kentucky. Hotel rooms at Workshop rate available until February 26. For more information, contact Eric Sanday at eric.sanday @ uky.edu
