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The 9th Symposium Platonicum of International Plato Society "The Significance of Plato's Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Reconsidering the Politeia" is held on 7th August, 2010

We will discuss the significance of Plato's philosophy in the contemporary world, focusing on the Politeia: the subject of the 9th symposium platonicum. A general discussion at the end of the seminar is open to everyone and your questions will be welcomed. Please join us in exploring the world of Plato.
* Admission free, no registration required.
* Main language; Japanese


Title: "The Significance of Plato's Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Reconsidering the Politeia"
Date and Time: Saturday, 7th August, 2010; 14:00 - 18:00
Venue: West School Building Hall, Mita Campus, Keio University

Speakers:
Shinro Kato (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Yasuo Iwata (Tohoku University)
Luc Brisson (CNRS, FRANCE)
Livio Rossetti (University of Perugia,Italy)
Takeshi Sasaki (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Noburu Notomi (Keio University)
Chair: Teruo Mishima (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Organized by: The Classical Society of Japan, Science Council of Japan
Co-organized by: Global COE CARLS, Keio University
Reference (in Japanese): "The Significance of Plato's Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Reconsidering the Politeia"