International Interdisciplinary Conference
“Cognition in Ancient Greek Philosophy and its Reception:
Interdisciplinary Approaches”
Organized by Melina G. Mouzala
Department of Philosophy-University of Patras
Sponsored by: Research Committee, University of Patras (ELKE)
Glinos Foundation
Conference Schedule
Wednesday, May 24
9.45 a.m. (GR time) Welcome address
Session 1
10:00 a.m. (GR time)
Georgios Papageorgiou, Constantin Potagas, Nikolaos Laskaris, Georgia Angelopoulou, Dimitrios Tsolakopoulos, Dimitrios Kasselimis (Neuropsychology and Language Disorders Unit, 1st Neurology Department, Eginition Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Department of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece
Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, School of Engineering – University of West Attica, Athens, Greece)
“Greek mythology and cognition: Questions that transcend time and space”
10:30 a.m. (GR time)
Stavros Baloyannis(Emeritus Professor of Neurology, Aristotelian
University of Thessaloniki)
“Anaxagoras on Mind: the birth of Neurophilosophy”
11:00 a.m. (GR time)
Andrei V. Lebedev (Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Crete, RAS Institute of Philosophy)
“The theoretical conflict between naturalistic empiricism and metaphysical mentalism in the early Greek philosophy”
11:30 a.m. (GR time)
Discussion
11:45 a.m. (GR time)
Intermission
Session 2
12:00 (GR time)
Irini Skaliora (Department of the History and Philosophy of Science
University of Athens, Affiliated Investigator, Neurophysiology Laboratory, Center for Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA))
“Perception and cognition
in ancient philosophy and contemporary neuroscience”
12:30 p.m. (GR time)
Constantin Potagas (Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
“ΕΙ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΤΑ ΟΝΤΑ ΚΑΠΝΟΣ ΓΙΓΝΟΙΤΟ ΡΙΝΕΣ ΑΝ ΔΙΑΓΝΟΙΕΝ or The Dream of a Complete Knowledge of the World through Senses: The Case of Olfaction”
13:00 p.m. (GR time)
Discussion
13.15
End of the morning sessions
Session 3
16:30 p.m. (GR time)- Toronto, Canada (-7) 9:30 a.m.
Douglas Campbell (University of Toronto)
“The Role of Biology in the Timaeus’ Account of Cognition”
17:00 p.m. (GR time)-Madrid, Spain (-1) 16:00 p.m.
Marta Jimenez (Associate Professor of Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, University of Emory, Complutense University of Madrid)
“Aristotle on the Role of Experience in Knowing about the Good Life”
17:30 p.m. (GR time)-Venice, Italy (-1) 16:30 p.m.
Francesca G. Masi (University Ca’ Foscari of Venice)
“Epicurean theory of representation between physics and epistemology”
18:00 p.m. (GR time)
Discussion
18:15 p.m. (GR time)
Intermission
Session 4
18:30 p.m. (GR time)-Brussels (-1) 17:30 p.m.
Corentin Tresnie (Université libre de Bruxelles and KU Leuven)
“Cognition and Recognition in Proclus’ Account of Perception and Learning”
19:00 p.m. (GR time)-Catania, Italy (-1) 18: 00 p.m.
Chiara Militello (University of Catania)
“The nine steps of knowledge attributed to Olympiodorus and their
relationship to the body”
19:30 p.m. (GR time)
Discussion
19:45
End of the first day
Thursday, May 25
Session 5
9:30 a.m. (GR time)
Vasilios Kafetzopoulos and Evangelos Kafetzopoulos (Glinos Foundation, Athens, Greece; Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Ioannina)
“The innate and acquired in ancient Greek philosophy and modern science”
10:00 a.m. (GR time)
Kiki Sidiropoulou (University of Crete)
“The Importance of Memory and its Contribution to Life in Ancient Greek Philosophy, especially in Aristotle”
10:30 a.m. (GR time)
George Kazantzidis (University of Patras)
Μelancholy, phrenitis and cognitive dysfunction across Sextus Empiricus and Galen: A comparative reading
11:00 a.m. (GR time)
Discussion
11:15 a.m. (GR time)
Intermission
Session 6
11:30 a.m. (GR time)
Melina G. Mouzala (University of Patras)
“Amathia and the Role of Dianoia and Thumos in the cathartic Elenchus.
Plato’s Sophist 226b-230e: A Case Study”
12:00 (GR time)
Fr. Loudovikos Nikolaos (University Ecclesiastical Academy of Athens, University Balamand (Lebanon), the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (Cambridge), University of Winchester in the United Kingdom)
“Plato and the Unconscious”
12:30 p.m. (GR time)-Liverpool (-2) 10:30 a.m.
Panayiota Vassilopoulou (University of Liverpool)
Creative Thinking: a Plotinian Approach
13:00 p.m. (GR time)
Discussion
13:30 p.m. (GR time)
End of the Conference
Below you will find the necessary information for your remote participation
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