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Research Seminar: Aristotle’s De Anima, Poetics, and Rhetoric

At this semester’s Advanced Seminar in Ancient Philosophy, led by Charlotta Weigelt, we will continue with Aristotle. The schedule for the fall is as follows. Anyone is welcome to join. 19/9 10-12: De Anima III.7-13 17/10 13-15: Poetics I-XXVIII 14/11 10-12: Poetics XXIX-XLVII 19/12 10-12: Rhetoric, Book…
16 Oct 2025

Plato and Laws

On the 16th of October we will arrange an international workshop on Plato and Laws, with Ikko Tanaka (Oberlin), Nicholas D. Smith (Lewis & Clark) and Irina Deretić (Belgrade). Ikko Tanaka is an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at J. F. Oberlin University…
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Platonic Autonomy (CUP)

Fresh from the press: Platonic Autonomy: Self-Determination, Unity, and Cooperation, edited by Olof Pettersson (together with Pauliina Remes) was just published by Cambridge University Press. The volume highlights Plato’s relevance for the notion of personal autonomy, offers discussions of self-legislation, self-determination, self-rule, law, preference, and freedom from…
Interview in Swedish Philosophy

The Swedish e-journal Swedish Philosophy (Svensk filosofi) has spoken with Charlotta Weigelt and Hans Ruin about what makes ancient philosophy relevant today. Here is a brief (translated) exerpt: Antiquity was a world distinct from our own. Ancient Athens was a city-state with a citizenry so small that…
Weigelt Talks about Socrates in the Philosophy Podd with Mogensen & Tsapos

The philosophy podd (filosofiska podden), with Melina Tsapos and Lars Mogensen, has visited the Geijer Society’s summer course in philosophy at the Ransäter folk high school. There, they met Charlotta Weigelt, professor of philosophy at Södertörn University who specializes in ancient philosophy, and discussed how Socrates’ way…
March 2025

Ruin and Weigelt visits Bildningspodden to talk about Stoicism

For a long time, the teachings of the ancient Stoics were regarded as detached from the world and apathetic. Today, Stoicism has become a trendy philosophy—an ancient self-help guide to mindfulness for those who want to endure a chaotic and incomprehensible modern world. In the process, thinkers…
4 March 2025

Swedish Philosophy & Ancient Philosophy Today

Svensk filosofi (Swedish Philosophy) is a new journal (ISSN 3035-6598) aimed at promoting the role and presence of philosophy in society. The journal has recently launched a series of articles under the label of Ancient Philosophy Today, featuring contributions by Hans Ruin and Charlotta Weigelt. You can…
PASSED EVENTS
Spring 2025

Research Seminar: De Anima

This semester’s Advanced Seminar in Ancient Philosophy, led by Charlotta Weigelt, will focus on Aristotle’s De Anima. Anyone is welcome to join. The schedule for the fall is as follows. 31/1, 10-12: Book I, ch. 1-5 7/3, 10-12: Book II, ch. 1-6 11/4, 13-15: Book II, ch.…
5 June 2025

Glenn Most: “Thales and the Beginning of Greek Philosophy”

On the 5th of June 2025 Glenn W. Most will join us and give a lecure entitled “Thales and the Beginning of Greek Philosophy”. Time and Venue: 14-16, MA231 Glenn W. Most is an esteemed scholar and professor, recognized for his interdisciplinary contributions to the fields of…
9 May 2025

Jesper Svenbro: “Vad är ett fragment? Vad är en försokratiker?”

On May 9th 2025 we will organize a seminar with Jesper Svenbro on presocratic themes, guided by the question of the nature of the fragment. The seminar will be in Swedish. Time and Venue: 13-15, MB503 Jesper Svenbro is a distinguished Swedish poet, scholar, and member of…
28 March 2025

David Bloch: “Translating Ancient Philosophy”

On the 28th of March (13-15) David Bloch will give a talk about “Translating Ancient Philosophy”. Time and Venue: 13-15, PC249 David Bloch is a Danish philologist and historian of philosophy, currently serving as a professor at the Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen. His research primarily focuses…
7 March 2025

Charlotta Weigelt: “Platon om historiens nytta och skada för livet”

On the 7th of March 2025 Charlotta Weigelt will give a lecure entitled “Platon om historiens nytta och skada för livet”. Time and Venue: 14-16, PC249 Charlotta Weigelt is Professor of Philosophy at Södertörn University. She is the translator of Aristotle’s Physics and Nicomachean Ethics into Swedish,…
20 Dec 2024

Hans Ruin on Book X of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics

On the December 20, between 10:00-12:00, Hans Ruin will introduce book X of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and this semester’s last Aristotle session. As is well known, this book highlights an apparent tension in Aristotle’s ethics between thinking and acting, particularly concerning the nature of happiness and its…
Fall 2024

Research Seminar: Nicomachean Ethics

This semester’s Advanced Seminar in Ancient Philosophy, led by Charlotta Weigelt, will focus on the Nicomachean Ethics. Anyone is welcome to join in. The schedule for the fall is as follows. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics September 6, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Book VI September 27, 1:00 PM…
22 Nov 2024

Pavel Gregoric (Zagreb): “The Structure of the Nutritive Part of the Soul (in Aristotle)”

On the 22nd of November, Pavel Gregoric (Zagreb) will give a talk about “The Structure of the Nutritive Part of the Soul (in Aristotle)”. The event will be held in PC249 between 13-15. Pavel Gregoric is a tenured Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy in…
11-13 Sep 2024

Plato and Gods

Between the 11th and the 13th of September 2024, the 4th Asia Regional Meeting of the International Plato Society (IPS), “Plato and Gods”, was held at Nagoya University, Japan. Olof Pettersson was there and present a paper entitled “The Self as God in Plato’s Alcibiades I”. Read…