CSPSCentre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies

Sparta and philosophy

Location
Online
Date(s)
Thursday 16th July 2020 (17:00-18:00)
Registration URL
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODllOWM1YmEtYjk3Ni00YWRlLWI2MjYtZGNmNzRjZjU2YjNh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2281b4ec5e-763b-459f-a01c-5f202a64a270%22%2c%22IsBroadca
Description

‘Philosophy is more ancient and more abundant in Sparta and Crete than anywhere else in Greece’ (Plato, Protagoras, 342a9-10)

Join leading academics for a discussion about Sparta and philosophy. The conversation will be led by Professor Malcolm Schofield and Dr Apostolos Pierris, both of whom have prepared a summary ahead of the discussion which can be read via the links below: 

PDF file icon Sparta and Philosophy - Malcolm Schofield

PDF file icon Sparta and Philosophy - Apostolos Pierris

Discussants:

Join the event here (via Microsoft Teams)

Study of Lycurgus Showing the Ancients of Sparta their King, by Jacques-Louis David (oil on canvas, 1791) ©Wikimedia Commons

Study of Lycurgus Showing the Ancients of Sparta their King, by Jacques-Louis David (oil on canvas, 1791)  ©Wikimedia Commons

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Jacques-Fran%C3%A7ois_Le_Barbier_-_A_Spartan_Woman_Giving_a_Shield_to_Her_Son.jpg 

Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies

University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

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