HOW ARE WE TO LIVE? SEVEN APPROACHES TO THE GOOD LIFE
Date & Time
Saturday, March 21st
08:50 – 07:00
Location
The Danish Institute at Athens
Chairefontos 14A Platia Aghias Aikaterinis, Plaka GR-105 58 Athens
Information
This one-day conference focuses on the Socratic question of the good life and asks how this question is answered in contemporary philosophy, religious studies, psychology and medicine.
The event is organised by Georgia Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi, University of Patras, Rasmus Sevelsted, DIA, and the Athens MA in Ancient Philosophy. All are welcome.
Program
9 am Registration; opening remarks
9.30-10.15 Ancient Philosophy: Plato (Georgia Sermamoglou)
10.15-11.00 Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle (Spyridon Rangos)
Coffee break
11.30-12.15 Modern Philosophy: Bergson (Ioannis Prelorentzos)
12.15-13.00 Contemporary Philosophy (Eugenia Mylonaki)
13.00-14.30 Lunch break
14.30-15.15 Psychology (Euphrosyne Spanea & Thomas Matsoukas)
15.15-16.00 Religion (Angeliki Ziaka)
16.00-16.45 Medicine (Karl Puchner)
Coffee break
17.15-18.00 pm Roundtable discussion (Athens MA students)
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