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SUMMARY:Philosophers\, Goddesses and Principles - Women and the Female in Neoplatonism
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for a broad discussion of women and the female in Neoplatonism in three main areas of interest: the historical status of Neoplatonic women in the real world\, the status of women in Neoplatonic ethical and political theory and the understanding of women and femaleness in metaphysics and natural science. \nThe first concerns the extent to which and the ways in which women were associated with Neoplatonic philosophy and its school in late antiquity. The main focus is to be celebrated female teachers\, such as the highly esteemed Hypatia of Alexandria who was active in mathematics and astronomy and who did exegetical work on Plato\, Aristotle and other philosophers. \nThe second issue regards the question of what (male) Neoplatonists say about the role\, status and abilities of women. Here\, it is especially interesting how Neoplatonists judged women’s ability to become virtuous and to live philosophical lives\, given the (apparent) tension between the Republic’s claim that talented women should become philosopher-queens since here women and men share the same natures and virtues\, and the Timaeus’ claim that women are in fact ‘bad men’ who were punished with a female body in reincarnation. \nFinally\, the Neoplatonists of late antiquity developed a gendered metaphysics that distinguishes between male and female principles in a variety of contexts\, including discussions of natural phenomena in the domains of astrology and biology. Thereby\, maleness and femaleness are introduced into Neoplatonic metaphysics mainly through the reconceptualization of traditional gods and goddesses as metaphysical principles\, which is in part due to the increased importance which the Chaldean Oracles and the Orphic tradition gained among later Neoplatonists. \nConfirmed speakers \nPeter Adamson (LMU Munich) \nCrystal Addey (University of St. Andrews) \nDirk Baltzly (University of Tasmania) \nLuc Brisson (CNRS Paris) \nChristoph Helmig (University of Cologne) \nDanielle A. Layne (Gonzaga University) \nMarije Martijn (VU Amsterdam) \nDominic O’Meara (University of Fribourg) \nJan Opsomer (KU Leuven) \nJana Schultz (Ruhr-University Bochum) \nMiira Tuominen (University of Jyväskyla) \nGyburg Uhlmann (FU Berlin) \nJames Wilberding (HU Berlin) \nThe conference is organized by Jana Schultz (Ruhr-University\, Bochum) and James Wilberding (HU Berlin).
URL:https://historyofwomenphilosophers.org/event/philosophers-goddesses-and-principles-women-and-the-female-in-neoplatonism/
LOCATION:Ruhr-Universität Bochum\, Beckmanns Hof\, Bochum\, 44780\, Germany
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