Public Philosophy in Classical Greece: 470-370 BCE
Victoria Wohl, University of Toronto; Stephen White, University of Texas at Austin
December 8, 2023 · 10:45 am—2:45 pm · 010 East Pyne
Classics Department
These public talks are part of the book project-workshop, Public Philosophy in Classical Greece: 470 – 370 BCE, under contract with Cambridge University Press and co-edited by Mirjam Kotwick (Princeton) and Christopher Moore (Penn State). The sourcebook’s aim is to reframe the study of classical Greek philosophy by contending that essential material for reconstructing and assessing early philosophical debates is to be found in authors beyond the usual canon of Pre-socratics and Sophists and in texts written for a broader public, such as by historians, poets, orators, doctors, and music theorists, among others.
In addition to collaboration on the volume itself, the workshop is presenting public talks by invited speakers on issues related to the volume’s vision. These talks are open to the members of the Princeton community:
Victoria Wohl (Toronto): “The Demos, the public subject, and the politics of particularity in fifth-century Athens” (Friday, Dec. 8, 10.45pm-12.00pm)
Stephen White (Texas): “Wordpower and the Rhetoric of Necessity in Public Discourse” (Friday, Dec. 8, 1.30pm-2.45pm)
Please register for these talks via email to lsoucy@PRINCETON.EDU.
Presented by the Classics Department and co-sponsored by the Program in Classical Philosophy, the Center for Human Values, the Humanities Council, and the Center for Culture, Society and Religion at Princeton.
