A Panel on Philosophy of Plato in the 21st century as part of the 4th Annual International Conference on Humanities & Arts in a Global World

The Arts and Humanities Research Division (AHRD) of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) is organizing A Panel on Philosophy of Plato in the 21st century, 3-6 January 2017, Athens, Greece as part of the 4th Annual International Conference on Humanities & Arts in a Global World.

The aim of the panel is to bring together academics and researchers whose work is related to Plato’s philosophy. Areas of interest include (but are not confined to):

Philosophy of Plato and contemporary ontology
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary metaphysics
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary epistemology
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary ethics
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary esthetics
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary mathematics
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary physics
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary psychology and cognitive sciences
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary information sciences
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary sociology
Philosophy of Plato and contemporary political sciences
Plato in the history of philosophy
Paradigms in science
Paradigms in mathematics
Paradigms in philosophy
Archetypes in society
Archetypes in psyche
Plato ontology through ages and cultures
Platonism, realism and nominalism
Structuralism
Ideas of Plato and technological development
Fee structure information is available on http://www.atiner.gr/fees.

Special arrangements will be made with a local hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise to selected Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi. Details of the social program are available here.

Please submit an abstract (email only) to: [email protected], using the abstract submission form by the 21 November 2016 to: Dr. Mark Burgin, Academic Member, ATINER & Visiting Scholar, UCLA, USA.

Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Current Position, Institutional Affiliation, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form. Decisions will be reached within four weeks of your submission.

If your submission is accepted, you will receive information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. Should you wish to participate in the Conference without presenting a paper, for example, to chair a session, to evaluate papers which are to be included in the conference proceedings or books, to contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER & Honorary Professor, University of Stirling, UK ([email protected]).

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic association and its mission is to act as a forum, where academics and researchers – from all over the world – can meet in Athens in order to exchange ideas on their research and to discuss future developments in their disciplines.

The organizing and hosting of International Conferences and Symposiums, the carrying out of Research, and the production of Publications are the basic activities of ATINER. Since 1995, ATINER has organized more than 400 International Conferences and other events, and has published close to 200 books. In 2012, the Association launched a series of conference paper publications (click here), and at the beginning of 2014, it introduced its own series of Journals (click here).

Academically, the Association is organized into seven Research Divisions and fourty Research Units. Each Research Unit organizes at least an Annual International Conference, and may also undertake various small and large research projects.

Academics and Researchers are more than welcome to become members and to contribute to ATINER’s objectives. If you would like to become a member, please download the relevant form (membership form). For more information on how to become a member, please send an email to: [email protected].