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Program in Classical Philosophy
Classical Philosophy Conference* December 5-6, 2009 Aaron Burr Hall, Room 219 Issues in Pre-Socratic Philosophy and Its Reconstruction Note: See below for arrangements for the conference dinner on Saturday night** Saturday, December 5
“Three Pre-Socratic Eschatologies” A speculative reading of Parmenides, Anaxagoras, and Empedocles about the future of the world Commentator: John Palmer, University of Florida
“(Some) Pre-Socratics on Thought and the Intelligible Cosmos” Commentator: Carl Huffman, DePauw University
Sunday, December 6
9:00 Coffee and Rolls – Tower Room, 1879 Hall
10:00 - 12:15 Oliver Primavesi, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich
Metaphysics Alpha, edition
Metaphysics, stemma (Harlfinger)
Introduction
"Aristotle and His Predecessors" Towards a new text of Metaphysics book 1 Commentator: Stephen Menn, McGill University, Montreal
Copies of the papers will be available in early November on the Philosophy Events Website http://philosophy.princeton.edu/events.html under the Classical Philosophy Announcement.
*The Conference organizers would like to thank the Departments of Philosophy and Classics, the Council of the Humanities, and the University Center for Human Values for their generous financial support. Note: papers will not be read in full at the sessions, and everyone attending is strongly requested to read the papers in advance. **On Saturday there will be a dinner at the Prospect House on the Princeton Campus. Apart from a small charge for reserving a place, the dinner will be without charge for all participants. If you plan to attend, please let Ms. Barton of the Department staff know in advance (609-258-4289; e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Dinners must be reserved in advance for a non-refundable fee of $7.50 made payable by check to Princeton University, Department of Philosophy. No exceptions please. There is no charge to Princeton faculty and students. Hotel Accommodations
This year we are not able to reserve a block of rooms at the Nassau Inn in central Princeton for conference participants. Those needing hotel rooms should make their own arrangements. Please be sure to let the hotel know that you are attending a conference at the University, as some of them may have special rates.
Among hotels to be considered are: Nassau Inn (Princeton Borough) 609-921-0255 Princeton Hyatt Regency (US Hwy 1) 800-233-1234 609-987-1234 Courtyard by Marriott (US Hwy 1) 800-321-2211 Amerisuites Hotel (US Hwy 1) 800-833-1516 Princeton Marriott (US Hwy 1) 800-228-9290 Days Inn (US Hwy 1) 800-325-2525 Palmer Inn (US Hwy 1) 800-688-0500 Novotel Hotel (US Hwy 1) 609-520-1200 |
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