[SydPhil] Greek Philosophy Talk at USyd - Gerd Van Riel - "Plato on matter...or not?"

[Emily Hulme]

Hi Sydney philosophers,

Please see below for info about an upcoming talk. —Emily

Gerd Van Riel will be presenting a paper for CAH (Classics and Anc History) on Thursday 23rd October, at 4.15pm in the Vere Gordon Childe Centre, “Plato on matter… or not?”, arguing that attributing a theory of matter to Plato comes down to an anachronistic reading, under the influence of Aristotle. The paper will reconsider what Plato has to say about “matter” in the Timaeus, in a de-Aristotelianizing approach to the text.

Zoom link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/84488279837