Annual Conference

Program Agenda

Day 1: Thursday, April 23rd

Time Agenda
1:00 pm Welcome & Check-In
1:30 pm Opening Remarks
Mor Segev
, ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ
1:45 pm

Session 1
Chair: Jackson Garcia, ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ
 
“Soul-Searching: Moving Inquiry Forward in 'De Anima 1.2'â€� 
Ashley Attwood, University of Arkansas 
  
 â€œThe ‘Whole Soul’ in 'Eudemian Ethics II.8'â€�  
Jay Elliott, Bard College â€¯

3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm

Session 2
Chair: Bridget Erickson, ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ
 
 â€œHuman Beings as Dependent Self-Movers in Plato’s 'Laws'â€� 
Mariana Noé, University of Arizona 
  
“Interior Dialogue and Interior Assertion in Aristotle’s Moral Psychologyâ€� 
Timothy Buchanan, Biola University 

 

5:00 pm Break
5:15 pm Keynote Speech:
“Plato on Wanting and Likingâ€� presented by  
Rachana Kamtekar, Cornell University 
7:00 pm Reception

Day 2: Friday, April 24th

Time Agenda
10:00 am Gathering & Coffee
10:30 am

Session 3
Chair: Hyder Arastu, ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ  
“Does Plato Believe the Soul is Tripartite?â€�  
Megan Wu, University of California, Berkeley

“Transformative Capacities in the Stoicsâ€� 
Jan Maximilian Robitzsch, University of Florida

12:00 Noon Lunch
2:00 pm

Session 4
Chair: Jason Nethercut, ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ  
“Crafting Judgment and Imagination in Plato’s 'Philebus'â€�  
Kevin Kambo, University of Dallas 

“Lamp or Mirror? Imagination as Creative in Proclusâ€� 
John V. Garner, University of West Georgia  

3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm

Session 5
Chair: Jesse Obert, ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ  

“Movements and the Soul: Perceptual Transmission in Plato’s 'Timaeus' and 'Philebus'â€� 
Sara De Leonardis, Cornell University 

“Aristotle on the Possibility of Simultaneous Perception�
Lianghua (Glenn) Zhou, Texas A&M University 

Day 3: Saturday, April 25th

Time Agenda
10:30 am Gathering & Coffee
11:00 am

Session 6
Chair: Madeline Martin-Seaver, ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ  
“The Lamenting Part: Grief and Moral Psychology in Plato’s 'Republic'â€�   
Lana Glozic, Princeton University  

“Stoic Emotions & Judgement Theories: a difference in movementsâ€�   
Liz Frissell, University of Nottingham 

12:30 pm Lunch
1:15 pm

Session 7
Chair: Peter Kotiuga, ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ  
“Akrasia in Sophocles’ 'Ajax'â€�  
Jacob Haagenson, Columbia University 

“A Platonic Formula for Soul: Desire Plus Cognitive Powerâ€� 
Andrew Payne, St. Joseph’s University 

2:45 pm

General Discussion & Farewell