Aristotle Beyond the Academy

26th-27th March 2025 - Explorations in the Public Reception of Aristotle, Durham University

Your attendance is called for an upcoming conference titled 'Explorations in the Public Reception of Aristotle'. It will be convened by the Leverhulme-funded project Aristotle beyond the Academy, based in the Centre for Classical Reception and the Centre for Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the University of Durham, on March 26th-27th 2025. We will be in the Ritson Room…

19th July 2023 - First annual project hybrid workshop, attended by Advisory Board and Project Research Team

First annual project hybrid workshop, attended by Advisory Board and Project Research Team. Presentation of research results and plans for future research trajectories. Feedback and discussion.

26th - 30th June 2023 - Project research time visit libraries and archives in Dublin

Project research time visit libraries and archives in Dublin to trace influence of Aristotle in the public sphere in Ireland.

1-3 June 2023 - Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson chairs panel and gives paper ‘Teaching rhetoric in UK high schools

Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson chairs panel and gives paper ‘Teaching rhetoric in UK high schools: when Aristotle found media fame’, at the Rhetoric Society of Europe (8th international conference), Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen, Germany. http://ris8.org/

30th April 2023 - Mid-Year Team Planning Meeting, Research Team

Mid-Year Team Planning Meeting, Research Team

17th April 2023 - The official launch celebration, online at 1700 UK time.

With Dr Peter Swallow joining the team on April 1, the official launch celebration, online at 1700 UK time. Register here to participate for free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-launch-aristotle-beyond-the-academy-tickets-576255986167

17th February 2023 - Edith Hall presents the project at Northwestern University Classics Department Seminar

Northwestern Classics Department Seminar

Edith Hall presents the project at Northwestern University Classics Department Seminar.

15th February 2023 - Edith Hall presents Aristotelian ideas at the New York Academy of Sciences.

Edith Hall presents Aristotelian ideas on mental flourishing on a panel at the New York Academy of Sciences.

Edith Hall at New York Academy of Sciences

10th January 2023 - Edith Hall gives talk on Aristotle to Rawdon Library Reading Group, Leeds.

Edith Hall gives talk on Aristotle to Rawdon Library Reading Group, Leeds.

Edith Hall and Rawdon Reading Group Leeds

1st October 2022 - Edith Hall talks about Aristotle on Hamzah Iqbal’s The Godly Life podcast

Edith Hall talks about Aristotle on Hamzah Iqbal’s The Godly Life podcast. https://hamzahiqbal.substack.com/p/dr-edith-hall-living-the-good-life#details

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