13th International Plutarch Society Congress

Deadline January 31st

Abstract

The relationship of mankind to the natural world has always been, and remains, a topic of vital intellectual interest. In the ancient world, the urge to explain puzzling natural phenomena provided a spur to the development of philosophy, historiography and medicine; and Plutarch provides ample evidence that nature remained good to think with under the Roman Empire.

We are interested in papers on all aspects of Plutarch’s thought on the natural world, including but not limited to: explaining natural phenomena; medical matters and the human body; humans and animals; imagery from nature; the natural environment including the earth, the sea, and the heavens; the elements; the gods and the natural world; meteorological and geographical phenomena and their significance; natural development; and natural processes from birth to death.

Fee

150 euros* - information on payment will be provided shortly. 

* The attendance fee includes coffee, tea, refreshments and pastries throughout the two days, as well as two lunches. The fee can be paid in cash (preferably exact) upon arrival on the conference day.

Submission of papers 

Please send the proposed title of your paper, together with an abstract of no more than 300 words, as an email attachment to Professor Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta (f.l.roig.lanzillotta rug.nl) and Professor Judith Mossman (judith.mossman coventry.ac.uk) no later than 31 January 2025. 

Papers should be no more than 30 minutes long.

Brill’s Plutarch Series

Since this year the European Research Network Plutarch can count on Brill’s Plutarch Studies, a major academic series edited by Delfim Leão and Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and published in the Netherlands by Brill Academic Publishers.

Program

Available in February