INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON PLATO’S SOPHIST

Supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism

Participating institutions:
International Center for the Studies of Plato and the Platonic Roots of Western Philosophy of the IAP Liechtenstein; Charles University in Prague – Faculty of Philosophy & Arts (FF UK);
University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Theology (TF JU); Czech Plato Society (ČPS)

Bendern, Liechtenstein, June 22nd-28th, 2009

Programme

Monday, June 22nd

Morning
Arrival and accommodation of the participants
Afternoon
Meeting of the Czech participants with the academic staff of the IAP

Tuesday, June 23rd

Morning
Common reading 1: Sophist 216a1-236d8
Discussion
Afternoon
Presentation:
A. Šíma: Conford’s Interpretation of the Sophist
E. Luhanová, The Sophist in the Context of the Later Dialogues

Wednesday, June 24th

Morning
Common reading 2: Sophist 236d9-251a4
Discussion
Afternoon
Presentations:
M. Doležal, Apory of Not-Being I
P. Josisová, Apory of Not-Being II
L. Poláček, Apory of Being

Thursday, June 25th

Morning
Common reading 3: Sophist 251a4-254d3
Discussion
Presentation:
A. Havlíček: Plato’s Notion of Dialectic
Afternoon
Excursion to Bad Ragaz (CH): Reading of Schelling’s dialogue Bruno

Friday, June 26th

Morning
Common reading 4: Sophist 254d4-259e7
Discussion
Afternoon
Presentation:
E. Dupkaničová, Theory of the Highest Forms
O. Gál, Gadamer’s View on Plato

Saturday, June 27th

Morning
Common reading 5: Sophist 260a1-268d5
Discussion
Afternoon
Presentations:
V. Bellovič: The Analysis of the Logos
J. Jinek: The Relationship between a Sophist and a Tyrant

Sunday, June 28th

Departure of the participants