Author: Olof

  • Hans Ruin on Book X of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics

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    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 relationship to virtue. Aristotle argues that true happiness…

  • Research Seminar

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    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 – 3:00 PM: Book VII October 18, 1:00…

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

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    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 Zagreb. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of…

  • Plato and Gods

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    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 more about the event here. The organizers describe…