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  Virtual Socrates Colloquium 2022 Wednesday, Sep 7 “Socrates on Erōs and Virtue: A Comparative Reappraisal” Francesca Pentassuglio Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cologne The crucial nexus between erōs and virtue (aretē) provides a common ground for the writings of all the Socratics, with the sole exception...

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Abstract: How does Socrates’ story regarding his decision to compose poetry during his stay in prison relate to Plato’s overall agenda in his Phaedo? I focus on the claim that Socrates used Aesop’s fables since he himself was not...

Virtual Socrates Colloquium 2022 A Special Two Hour Panel Thursday, April 28 11:00 - 1:00 CDT   What Socrates Does Moderator: Nicholas Smith Professor of Philosophy, Lewis and Clark College The Social Aspects of Socratic Philosophizing Laura Candiotto Associate Professor of Philosophy University of Pardubice The Practical Context of Socratic Elenchus Grant Bartolome...

Virtual Socrates Colloquium 2022 Wednesday,  Apr. 6  Argument and Design in Plato’s Hippias Minor  Ravi Sharma Associate Professor of Philosophy, Clark University The first dialectical exchange of Hippias Minor (365d-369b) has often been thought logically unsound.  I’ll argue that Socrates doesn’t equivocate or otherwise argue...