ok, boomer: can the ancients tell us anything about today?
March 20, 2021
In our second workshop, six folks from Philosophy Twitter will explore whether, and how, ancient philosophy can help us address contemporary problems.
1
"apa-style"
8:30am-9:30am PST
This will be a 25-minute talk with at least one set of 10-minute comments, followed by Q&A. Title and description of talk TBA.
Those encouraged to submit are:
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advanced undergraduates
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grad students at any stage
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post-grad early career researchers
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adjunct faculty
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independent scholars
2
"coffee hour"
10:30am-11:30am PST
Those encouraged to submit are:
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grad students at any stage
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post-grad early career researchers
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adjunct faculty
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independent scholars
3
"colloquium"
1:00pm-3:00pm PST
Plato's Clitophon is a largely neglected dialogue. But in it, Plato illustrates why he does not live a Socratic life. Through Clitophon's interaction with Socrates, Plato shows that Socratic protreptic is irresponsible. Plato wishes instead to pursue justice justly.
Those encouraged to submit are:
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late-stage Ph.D. students
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post-grad early career researchers
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adjunct faculty
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independent scholars
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tenured faculty
Submission Instructions
For the APA STYLE TALK, please submit a SHORT PAPER (<3500 words), which may then be distributed to commentator.
OTHERWISE, please submit an EXTENDED ABSTRACT (750-1000 words)
Submissions should be PDF or .docx files and should be prepared for blind review: please remove all mentions of your name, institutional affiliation, and twitter handle.
You may submit for more than one talk type, though no one will be selected to present twice at the same workshop.
If you are submitting for more than one talk type, please complete multiple submissions.
If you are not submitting for a talk, but are interested in being a commentator, please indicate so when you RSVP.