Princeton and Greek students and scholars of philosophy collaborate in Greece
By Catherine Curan
Since 2011, the Seeger Center has supported a recurring summer workshop in Greece that brings together philosophy graduate students and scholars from Princeton with their counterparts in Greece. They meet in a relaxed setting to discuss Aristotle, focusing on his philosophy of nature or his ethical and political works.
The 2024 workshop was held in Plakias, Crete from July 8-12. Four faculty from Princeton and two from Greece joined a cohort of twelve students from Princeton and twelve from Greek universities.
“The Princeton-Greece Classical Philosophy workshop returned to Crete this year, where we spent an intense week studying Aristotle’s "Poetics." The constant wind did not stop us from unraveling this difficult text together, forging new academic friendships, and learning from each other,” said Princeton Philosophy Department Chair Benjamin Morison, who led the workshop.
Students and scholars discussed Aristotle's “Poetics” at the workshop. Photo by Lauren Miano.
In addition to Morison, Princeton faculty included Classics Professor Joshua Billings, Classics Assistant Professor Mirjam Kotwick, and Philosophy Professor Hendrik Lorenz, who directs the Program in Classical Philosophy. Greek faculty included Pavlos Kalligas, former director of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi, and Chloe Balla, Associate Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Crete and a 2015 visiting fellow at the Seeger Center.
Princeton's Seeger Center, Department of Classics, and Department of Philosophy supported the workshop.
