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Philologia philosophica Herbipolensis II: “Academy from Outside”
Conference and summerschool, Würzburg 17-21 September 2012

 

 

The Department of Classics at Würzburg University invites graduate students and advanced undergraduates in Classics, Ancient Philosophy and related disciplines to participate in a conference and seminar course on the external aspects of Plato’s Academy.
The conference consists of lectures and seminars on the history of the Platonic corpus, on the history of the Academy as institution, and on its outside view as depicted and perceived by its ancient rivals and its modern followers. The summerschool comprises introductions into papyrology and paleography and exercises in editing papyri.
The aim of the summerschool is to give participants an overview on the material aspects of establishing a text, to teach them how to read and use editions of fragmentary texts and to provide them with practical exercises of producing editions themselves. Courses will be taught by Gerard Boter, Antonio Carlini, Gianluca Del Mastro, Tiziano Dorandi, Michael Erler, Holger Essler, Christina Hoenig and Nigel Wilson.

                    

 

Monday 17.9.

Tuesday 18.9.

Wednesday 19.9.

Thursday 20.9.

Friday 21.9.

 

 

 

 

Optional tour to the Würzburg Papyrus Collection (8.30-9.15)

 

9.00-10.30

9.00 Registration
M. Erler: Polemics against the old Academy (Lecture, 9.30-10.15)

N. Wilson:
Introduction to Greek Paleography (workshop)

H. Essler:
Introduction Herculaneum Papyrology (workshop)

Workshop:
Fragments from Philodemus’ History of the Academy (9.45-10.45)

N. Wilson:
Introduction to Greek Paleography (workshop)

11.00-12.30 

T. Dorandi: L'Accademia da Speusippo a Antioco: storia, struttura, testi (Lecture, 10.30-12.00)

A. Carlini: Ficino filologo ed interprete (Seminar)

 T. Dorandi: Antigono di Caristo su Polemone (fr. 9ab Dorandi) attraverso la testimonianza di Filodemo e di Diogene Laerzio
 (Seminar)

N. Wilson:
Introduction to Greek Palaeography (workshop)

Workshop:
Fragments from Philodemus’ History of the Academy

14.00-15.30

G. Boter: Plato - from a Stoic perspective (Lecture)

H. Essler:
Introduction to Papyrology (workshop)

N. Wilson: The manuscripts of Plato. Some problems (Seminar)

C. Hoenig: Plato Latinus. Cicero's and Calcidius' Timaeus (Seminar)

Presentation and discussion of editions prepared by the participants
(Plenary Session)

16.00-17.30 

N. Wilson: Reading Plato in Byzantium (Lecture, 15.45-17.15)

G. Del Mastro:
A new fragment from Philodemus’ History of the Academy (Seminar)

G. Boter: Selected passages from Epictetus (Seminar)

Workshop:
Fragments from Philodemus’ History of the Academy

 

 

A. Carlini: La rinascita degli studi platonici in Italia nel sec. XV
(Lecture, 19.15-20.15)

 

 

 

 

 

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