We were excited to welcome Brian Prescott-Decie for an Online Open House entitled “Georgios Gemistos Plethon: The Role of Byzantine Scholarship in the Preservation of Platonic and Neo-Platonic Thought.” The event took place on Friday, October 15 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and was recorded. You can watch the recording on the Center for Hellenic Studies YouTube Channel or in the frame below. Read more
"So much for the beginnings of philosophy, its subsequent developments, its various parts, and the number of the philosophic sects. ... It remains to speak of the philosophers themselves..." This month's Book Club comprises selections from Diogenes Laertius Lives of Eminent Philosophers. We will start and continue discussion in the forum, and will meet via Zoom on Tuesday, March 30 at 11 a.m. EDT. Read more
We were pleased to welcome Armand D'Angour, Jesus College, Oxford, for a discussion about Socrates and Aspasia of Miletus, which is the subject of his forthcoming book. The event took place on Thursday, February 14 2019 at 11 a.m. EST, and was recorded. There is a handout of focus passages for consideration. Read more
