The Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) and Radboud Univeristy Nijmegen invite PhD students and ReMa students in philosophy to register for the OZSW course “Through the Lens of Plato: History of Philosophy as History of Platonism” to take place in on October 29 and 30, 2020.
Organizing university
Date(s)
Location
Online
Type of activity
Type of activity
For this activity PhD students and ReMa students can – after successful completion – earn a certificate. However, the OZSW is not accredited to reward students with credits/ECTS directly. The study load is mentioned on the certificate, which can usually be exchanged for ‘real’ credits (ECTS) at your home university. More information. The study load for this activity is as follows: 1 - 2,5 EC
Primary target group
Application/registration deadline
The registration deadline for this course is September 30th.
About the topic
The guiding research question of this course is whether, and to what extent, the history of Western philosophy can be read as “a series of footnotes to Plato” (Whitehead). During the course, we will explore various forms of Platonism that have defined the evolution of Western philosophy from antiquity to the present. We will pay particular attention to both the transformations the reception of Plato underwent over the centuries and the various usages of the label “Platonism” in different philosophical fields, such as metaphysics, political philosophy, epistemology, and logic.
Aim / objective
At the end of this course, you will able to understand and contextualize various conceptions of Platonism. You will also gain insight into the methodological issues concerning the use of the label “Platonism.”
Program
29 October
14:00-16:00: Marije Martijn, Solid Platonism: Ancient and Medieval Varieties of Platonic Mathematisation
16:00-18:00: Stefano Di Bella, Reading Plato with Leibniz: Leibniz’s Encounter with Plato’s Dialogues in Paris (1676)
30 October
14:00-16:00: Antonio Cimino, Plato and Biopolitics
16:00-18:00: Mary Leng, Platonism in the Philosophy of Mathematics: Why Worry?
Certificate / credit points
For this course PhD students and ReMa students can earn a certificate after successful completion. Please note, however, that the OZSW is not accredited to reward students with credits/ECTS directly. The study load is mentioned on the certificate, which can usually be exchanged for ‘real’ credits (ECTS) at your home university. For more info please see https://www.ozsw.nl/request-certificate/.
The study load for this activity is specified as follows:
1. Attending the course and writing a short paper (3,000 words, excluding bibliography) after the course (submission deadline: 15 January 2021): 2,5 EC. Papers are not graded but assessed by the OZSW section committee History of Philosophy as follows: sufficient or insufficient.
2. Simple attendance, including preparation by reading the assigned literature and participation in the discussions: 1 EC.
Papers will be evaluated by dr. Frank Chouraqui (f.chouraqui@hum.leidenuniv.nl), Leiden University.
Costs
The course is free for Research Master students in philosophy at a Dutch university and PhD students who are members of the OZSW.
Other participants pay a fee of € 250.
How to apply / register
You can register here.
Organizers
The course is organized by the OZSW section committee History of Philosophy. Local coordinator and contact person: Dr. Antonio Cimino (a.cimino@ftr.ru.nl), Radboud University, Nijmegen.
Papers will be evaluated by dr. Frank Chouraqui (f.chouraqui@hum.leidenuniv.nl), Leiden University.
Contact info
For questions regarding the content of the course, please contact Antonio Cimino (a.cimino@ftr.ru.nl). Please contact the OZSW secretariat for any practical inquiries (secretariaat@ozsw.nl).