Leading scholars and philosophers from around the world will gather this July 10-15th in Athens to be part of an international congress dedicated to the Philosophy of Aristotle.
On the occasion of 2400 years since the birth of Aristotle, the International Association of Greek Philosophy, the Greek Philosophical Society, the Philosophical Society of Cyprus and other Societies, Associations and Educational Institutions have decided to organise a World Philosophy Congress on the Philosophy of Aristotle, under the Auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic and with the support of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP).
This Congress will take place in Athens where Aristotle lived most of his life. He studied and taught at Plato’s Academy for nearly 20 years and later he founded the Lyceum where he taught and composed great works, and where the foundations of philosophical and scientific research were brought into being. Recent archaeological surveys and excavations have brought to light the Lyceum and the Congress will hold Special sessions within its perimeter.
The influence of Aristotelian philosophy through the ages is so broad and so profound that a special conference devoted to his philosophy requires no argument to justify its importance.
According to the organisers it is necessary, and indeed a duty, of all those engaged in philosophy to measure their contribution in relation to his intellectual accomplishments, in that he surveyed fields of knowledge and moral and political institutions that were undergoing far-ranging transformations during his lifetime – quite similar to the scientific, social and political transformations occurring in our own times. For this reason, we must re-examine his works to search for that which is viable and useful in relation to the problems and contexts of our era.
For further details:
E-mail: secretariat@iagp.gr
World Congress in Philosophy (WCP 2016)
The Philosophy of Aristotle
University of Athens, School of Philosophy
5th floor, 501-2
Athens University Campus-ELTA
15703 Zografou
