Schedule for Online 2020 West Coast Plato Workshop
(Co-sponsored by Lewis & Clark College and the International Society for Socratic Studies)
Friday, September 18, 2020 (All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
1:30 – 2:25 PM
Speakers: Dan Larkin (Georgia Southern University) and Julian Rome (University of Michigan), “Finding Friendship in the Least Likely of Places: Understanding the Lysis through the Sophist”
Commentator: Gale Justin (Sacramento State University)
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2:30 – 3:25 PM
Speakers: Reid Comstock (University of Notre Dame) and Trevor Anderson (University of Notre Dame), “’Cutting Them Down to Size’: Socratic Eros and the Use of Protreptic in the Lysis”
Commentator: Inara Zanuzzi (University of Rio Grande do Sul) _____________________________________________________________________
3:30 – 4:25 PM
Speaker: Evan Rodriguez (Idaho State University), “Three Modes of Protreptic in Plato’s Lysis”
Commentator: Jan Szaif (University of California, Davis)
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4:30 – 5:30 PM
Annual Business Meeting: All attendees and participants invited
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Saturday, September 19, 2020
9:00 – 9:55 AM Keynote Address
Speaker: Irina Deretić (University of Belgrade)
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10:00 – 10:55 AM
Speaker: Nicholas Kerklaan (University of Calgary), “Flattering the Beautiful: Plato on Love Poetry”
Commentator: Susan Bencomo (Northwestern University)
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11:00 AM to 11:55 AM
Speaker: Freya Möbus (Loyola University Chicago), “Socratic Therapy for the Glutton”
Commentator: Steven Goldman (Portland State University)
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12:00 – 1:30 PM: BREAK
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1:30 – 2:25 PM
Speaker: Justin Clark (Hamilton College), “The Role of the ‘What is F-ness?’ Question in Plato’s Lysis”
Commentator: Brad Berman (Portland State University)
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2:30 – 3:25 PM
Speaker: Evan Schultz (University of Notre Dame), “Lack and Desire in the Lysis.”
Commentator: Nara Ivette López-Contreras (Université de Montréal)
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3:30 – 4:25 PM
Speaker: Andrew Payne (Saint Joseph’s University), “Philia as Fellowship in Plato’s Lysis”
Commentator: Jeremy Reid (San Francisco State University)
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Sunday, September 20, 2020
9:00 – 9:55 AM
Speaker: Yumi Suzuki (University of Bern), “Philosopher’s Friends – Does Plato Attempt to Define “Philosopher” in the Lysis?”
Commentator: Faith McFadden (University of Southern California)
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10:00 – 10:55 AM
Speaker: Yancy Hughes Dominick (Seattle University), “Gender and Discourse in Plato’s Lysis”
Commentator: Don E. Wayne (University of California, San Diego)
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11:00 AM – 11:55 AM
Speaker: David Jennings (University of California, Merced), “The Akin vs. the Good in Plato’s Lysis”
Commentator: Anna Bates (University of Washington)
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11:55 – 12:00 Goodbyes
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Smith Nicholas D. (he, him, his) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Friday afternoon
Topic: West Coast Plato Workshop
Time: Sep 18, 2020 01:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Saturday morning (opens at 8:55 AM Pacific time)
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Saturday afternoon (opens 1:25 PM Pacific time)
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Sunday morning (opens 8:55 AM Pacific time)
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