Poetry and Philosophy in the light of Plato’s Symposium

Thursday 7th.

Friday 8th.

09.00 – 09.15

Opening by Vigdis Songe-Møller, Project leader.

09.15 - 11.15 

Keynote lecture by Drew A. Hyland:

The whole Comedy and Tragedy of Aristophanes’ Speech.

11.15 - 12.30 

Hayden Ausland:

Poetry v. Philosophy in Plato’s  Symposium.

12.30 – 13.15 Lunch break

13.15 – 14.30

Elena Irrera:

An Eulogy of the Dialogue Form? Beauty and Philosophical Progression in Plato’s Symposium.

14.45 – 16.00

Knut Ågotnes:

Competing with the Encomiasts. How Socrates Tries to Praise Eros in a Non-rhetorical Way.

09.00 – 10.15

Kristin Sampson:

The Philosophical Significance of the Figure of Diotima.  

10.15 – 11.30

Cynthia Freeland:

Eryximachus’ Speech and Presocratic Thought. Love as Cosmic Harmony.

11.30 – 12.45:

Kristian Larsen:

The Love of the Beloved - Phaedrus and Agathon on the Power of Eros.

12.45 -  13.15 Lunch break

13.15 – 14.30

Erik Christensen:

The Socratic Conception of the Good Life in the Symposium.

14.45 -  16.00

Amund Børdahl:

"A Renaissance Symposion on the Symposium: Ficino’s De amore.