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  • Call for papers - Thought

    Violence in Plato’s philosophy

    Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence (Special Issue)

    The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence (PJCV) is seeking articles dealing with philosophical issues that arise in connection with the conception of conflict and violence within Plato’s philosophy. Conflict and violence are often regarded as two of Plato’s main interests in his political thought, especially when he discusses the dread and danger they bring to the city. However, is it possible to understand conflict and violence in Plato’s work only from this political and rather pejorative standpoint? It is possible to see conflict and violence in Plato’s philosophy as something else, rather than a threat to the harmony of the community?

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  • Oxford

    Call for papers - Middle Ages

    Women and violence in the Late Medieval Mediterranean, ca. 1100-1500

    A two-days conference in Oxford exploring the assumptions linking violence and femininity in the late medieval mediterranean (Byzantium, Western Europe, Islamic world).

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  • Zagreb

    Seminar - Information

    Opportunities and Needs in Case of Material Concerning Famous People in Science and Culture

    Cooperation Framework of Digital Infrastructure in the Region

    Introduction and collaboration methods between scientific and cultural institutions participating in this project: about the collaboration of institutions in the region, defining the topics to be included in the recommendations (general information, records and plans for digitization, standardization of practice - processing, use, copyright, etc., projects); examples of good practices from the region and the world (exposure to digital repositories, their own practices, projects etc.)

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  • Call for papers - Thought

    The Notion of Intelligence in Ancient Greece (nous-noein), from Homer to Platonism

    Vol. 16 Methodos (2016)

    The aim of this issue of Methodos is to gather contributions of international scholars on the notion of nous-noein in order to reconstruct the history of the terms related to intelligence and its activities. The issue will mainly try to outline the evolution of such terms, from their original perceptual meaning to their conceptual and theoretical scope. Contributions should thus provide materials and analysis to identify the stages and ruptures in the evolution of their use. Additionally, all attempts to trace the technical and cultural transformations which have allowed the passage from the practical understanding of the nous-noein to its more abstract uses are welcome. Papers should by no means be limited to genetic or historical reconstructions; we also welcome any paper bringing some new elements of reflection on the notion of intelligence in the chosen era.

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  • Madrid

    Call for papers - Language

    Mediterráneos 2012

    Jornadas internacionales de jóvenes investigadores en lenguas y culturas del Mediterráneo y Oriente Próximo

    We encourage Junior Researchers in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences to participate in the 2nd edition of "MediterráneoS" International Conference, devoted to Mediterranean and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.

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  • Nice

    Conference, symposium - History

    Southern Horrors. The Dark Side of the Mediterranean

    Alternative perspectives on the Mediterranean world in North Europe and America

    « The Mediterranean is the human norm. When men leave that exquisite lake […] they approach the monstrous and the extraordinary ». Cette opinion, formulée par un personnage de A Passage to India illustre à merveille, ce que fut, portée à son paroxysme, la « passion de la Méditerranée » dont John Pemble traita dans un de ses livres. Cependant la fascination dont les Européens du Nord (et un peu plus tard les Américains) firent montre, très tôt, pour « ce lac exquis », fut rarement assez forte pour que, venant d’un contexte politique, culturel, social très différent, ils ne découvrent pas aussi du « monstrueux » et de « l’anormal » sur les rivages de la Méditerranée. Mais si la beauté, la vitalité, la spiritualité, la sensualité des sociétés méditerranéennes vues du Nord ont fait l’objet d’études nombreuses et fouillées, on s’est moins systématiquement arrêté sur ce que des « peuples sévères à qui l’hiver convenait bien », pour reprendre un jugement de Charles Kingsley, devaient inéluctablement trouver de sombre en celles-ci. C’est cet envers où dominent cruauté, décrépitude, ignorance et oppression que ce colloque se propose d’explorer plus avant, non pas tant pour rechercher la « vérité » sur les « horreurs » du Sud méditerranéen que rapportent et décrivent (parfois imaginent) les écrits et les arts du Nord que pour tenter de cerner les conditions historiques, culturelles, sociales, esthétiques, personnelles qui dictèrent leur perception (ou leur invention) et inspirèrent leur représentation.

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