Forum of Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy

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At this Forum,

we bring together experienced and younger scholars working on Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy from all around the world. Participants present new research, exchange views and test new approaches in reading philosophical texts from the Hellenistic and Roman period in a spirit of open, mutual collaboration. Our online meetings enjoy large and lively participation, creating a unique platform for all those interested in this fascinating area of study.

Past Events

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Seneca's Treatise on Benefits:

Real Kindness and Real Agency

Margaret R. Graver

Dartmouth College

May 5, 2022

Lucretius on Pity in the Development of Justice

Elizabeth Asmis

University of Chicago

March 31, 2022

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Is Universal Nature

Foundational for Stoic Ethics?

Christopher Gill

University of Exeter

January 27, 2022

An application in time of pandemic of the ancient Stoics' social oikeiōsis (affiliation) to other humans

Richard Sorabji

University of Oxford

September 30, 2021

Musonius Rufus,

or How to Recognize a Roman Stoic?

Gretchen Reydams-Schils

University of Notre Dame

November 18, 2021

Cato's integritas

James Warren

University of Cambridge

January 28, 2021

Between the World and the Void: A Stoic Category of Unfilled Space

David Konstan

New York University

March 25, 2021

The Epicurean Notion

of Epibolē

Voula Tsouna

UC Santa Barbara

May 20, 2021

Who We Are

The Forum of Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy is jointly managed by:

Attila Németh Georgia Tsouni

Senior Research Fellow in Ancient Philosophy Assistant Professor of Classics

RCH, Budapest University of Crete

nemeth.attila@btk.mta.hu gtsouni@uoc.gr