VOID is a discussion group and informal research network designed to bring together scholars of Early Greek Philosophy. The third VOID workshop, hosted under the auspices of the University of Kent, will take place on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th September 2022.
The workshop will take place in hybrid format, both in-person and online (via Zoom). If you wish to attend (in person or online), please email: shaul.tor@kcl.ac.uk
Organisers:
Jenny Bryan (Manchester)
Catherine Rowett (UEA)
Kelli Rudolph (Kent)
Shaul Tor (KCL)
Programme (UK times):
Thursday 8th September:
10:30-11:00 Coffee/Welcome
11:00-12:30 Session 1: Benjamin Folit-Weinberg (Bristol): ‘Disappearing into thick aēr: the function of aēr in Homer and Anaximenes.’
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-15:00 Session 2: Almira Mert (Istanbul Bilgi University): ‘Heraclitus as the philosopher of the human condition.’
15:00-16:30 Session 3: Celso Vieira (Ruhr University Bochum): ‘Do objective contradictions belong to a Heraclitean conception of change?’
16:30-17:00 Coffee
17:00-18:30 Session 4: Jonnie Griffiths (Oslo): ‘(How) does nous move? The origination of motion in Anaxagoras (and other Presocratic thinkers).’
19:30 Dinner
Friday 9th September
09:00-10:30 Session 5 (Keynote): David Sedley (Cambridge): ‘Parmenides on naming.’
10:30-11:00 Coffee
11:00-12:30 Session 6: Zoë Audra (Cambridge): ’The practical side of Democritus’ ethics.’
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-16:30 Reading session: Clement, Stromateis Book 5 Chapter 14
Costs: There is no charge to attend the event (whether online or in person) or the lunches, although for those joining the conference dinner there may be a £20 charge to cover the cost.
Getting to Canterbury: Canterbury is less than 1 hour from London on the high speed train service from St Pancras International, with other direct services also from London Victoria (including coaches) or Charing Cross. Other directions and maps can be found here.
Staying in Canterbury: Accommodation can be booked on campus in halls of residence with a B&B here, or hotels can be booked in Canterbury city centre. Guests at Kent regularly use the Falstaff, the Victoria, the Travelodge or Premier Inn, all of which are within walking distance or an easy (and regular) bus/taxi ride to campus.