We are delighted to announce the third Royal Holloway Stoicism workshop, taking place on Friday 5 May 2023 in Room 102, Senate House (Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU).
We have a range of papers covering both the early Stoa and Roman Stoics, along with a keynote presentation by Professor Ricardo Salles. The event is free; lunch and refreshments will be provided. All are welcome.
This event takes place under the auspices of the newly-launched Centre for the Study and Application of Stoicism at Royal Holloway. This event is organized by Liz Gloyn (Liz.Gloyn@rhul.ac.uk) and John Sellars (john.sellars@rhul.ac.uk). Although registration is not essential, if you plan to attend please let us know via email.
Schedule
10.00-10.30 – Arrival
10.30-11.30 – Arianna Piazzalunga (Torino/Geneva): ‘The Relationship between Principles and Elements in the Early Stoa’
11.30-12.30 – Cris Zarzar (Cambridge) and Carlo Rossi (Santiago): ‘Peculiar Qualities, Numerical Identity, and the Stoic Solution to the Growing Argument’
12.30-1.00 – Lunch
1.00-2.00 – Anastasiia Starovoitova (California): ‘From Unity to Separation: Cosmic Cycle as a Perspective on the Development of Society in Seneca’
2.00-3.00 – Gabriele Flamigni (Sorbonne): ‘How Does Nature Allot to each its Due? Marcus Aurelius on a Question of “Theodicy”’
3.00-3.30 – Tea/Coffee
3.30-4.30 – Ricardo Salles (Mexico): ‘Why is the Recurring Cosmos in the Stoic Theory of Everlasting Recurrence Always Identical?’
