[Usyd_Classics_Events] Reminder: Two Events this Thursday Aug 31

[Ben Brown]

Dear Friends of Classics, Ancient History and Critical Antiquities,

I take this opportunity to remind you of two events taking place this coming Thursday, August 31:

  1.  Critical Antiquities Workshop with Prof. Patricia Springborg at 9.30-11am, School of Humanities Common Room
  2.  CAH Research Seminar with Prof. Julia Kindt at 4pm, CCANESA Boardroom

Here are the details of each:

1. Critical Antiquities Workshop: Thursday, August 31, 9:30-11am

Patricia Springborg (University of Sydney)
‘Hobbes, the Papal Monarchy and Islam.’
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/82972267240
Abstract:
Hobbes, as an Oxford student, was a beneficiary of the Aristotle commentary tradition which had migrated from Athens to Alexandria, Antioch and Constantinople, under the Hellenistic Empire, and which survived in the West due to the Greek into Arabic and Arabic into Latin translation movements. It is my thesis that Leviathan, the scaly monster of the Book of Job, was a decoy to deflect attention from Hobbes's heavy reliance on scholasticism, now associated with the Papal Monarchy, and quite literally a burning issue!
Please note, Professor Springborg has provided the attached paper to be pre-circulated if registrants wish to read it in advance.

2. CAH Research Seminar. Thursday, August 31st at 4pm (AEST/UTC+10)

Julia Kindt (University of Sydney).

“Truth, Truthfulness, and the Beginnings of Ancient Greek Historiography: A Critical Response to B. Williams.”

Abstract:
My presentation offers a critical evaluation of the way in which Herodotus and Thucydides are presented in B. William’s influential book Truth and Truthfulness (Princeton 2004). A particular focus will be on his claims about ancient Greek historiography and the place of ancient Greek thought in the early history of ideas. The first part consists of a critical appraisal of William’s views on Herodotus and Thucydides in the light of current classical scholarship on early Greek historiography. The second part makes the case for why Herodotus rather than Thucydides would have served as the better example for Williams to explore the historical conditions and intellectual milieu that led to the emergence of notions of ruth and truthfulness as a problem in the Western historiographic tradition.

Presenter biography
Julia Kindt is Professor of Ancient History in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney and an ARC Future Fellow (2028-22). Her publications include Rethinking Greek Religion (Cambridge, 2012), Revisiting Delphi: Religion and Storytelling in Ancient Greece (Cambridge, 2016) and, most recently, The Local Horizon of Ancient Greek Religion (Cambridge 2023, jointly edited with H. Beck), She is a member of the editorial board of The Journal of Ancient History, Antichthon, and Sydney University Press, and Senior editor of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religions (ORE).
Please register for this free online presentation (if you have not already registered for the series):
https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ctQ4CJyBrGfB78YKVsV1WR3?domain=signup.e2ma.net
The Zoom meeting details for this seminar are:
Meeting URL:   https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/88036971562
Meeting ID:  88036971562
Papers this semester will be presented on campus live streamed via Zoom (unless otherwise indicated). The on-campus location is the CCANESA Boardroom, Level 4, Madsen Building.
Please note, our seminars begin promptly at 4 pm. To further with facilitating the online space, please ensure that your Zoom username matches the name on your registration (where possible).
Please note further that by participating in this seminar, you agree to abide by the University of Sydney’s ICT policy. You can view the policy here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/policies/showdoc.aspx?recnum=PDOC2011/140&RendNum=0

This seminar will not be recorded.
We look forward to seeing you as we bring our research community together once again!
For any further information or questions, please contact the Classics & Ancient History Seminar Coordinator, Dr. Ben Brown at benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au or CCANESA at ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au.

all best, Ben

DR BEN BROWN
Classics and Ancient History
School of Humanities A18
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Co-director Critical Antiquities Network
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