Female Philosophers in Antiquity
Date and time
Friday, 3 May 2019, 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Venue
Hannoversche Straße 6 (Topoi building Mitte)
Room 3.03
10115 Berlin
Target group
All who are interested in the topic are welcome (registration required)
Language
English
Registration
Ronja Hildebrandt (hildebrr@hu-berlin.de)
This is a pre-read workshop; all texts will be sent to participants in advance.
Organiser
Further information and programme
Most works in ancient philosophy are lost, but in the case of female philosophers the situation is even more tragic: not one treatise by a female philosopher remains and so many of us have never heard about Aristoclea, Hiparchia or Theano. In this workshop, two experts in the field – Caterina Pellò and Jana Schultz – will give an introduction into what is still known about these philosophers and discuss some of their philosophical claims with participants.
The workshop is organised by Women in Ancient Philosophy and sponsored by the Research Training Group Philosophy, Science and the Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. It is a pre-read workshop, and all texts will be sent to participants in advance.
Program
10:00-11:00
Caterina Pellò (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin): Introduction to the Life and Works of the Pythagorean Women
— Coffee break —
11:15-12:45
Discussion of Texts by Pythagorean Women
— Lunch break —
14:00-15:00
Jana Schultz (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin): Introduction to the Life and Work of Neoplatonic Women
— Coffee break —
15:15-16:45
Discussion of Texts about Neoplatonic Women
