The Elusive Shape of the Platonic Tradition

In the recent years the stereotypical views of Plato, Platonism, and what might be called “the Platonic tradition” have been increasingly challenged by scholars from various disciplines. There is a growing interest in this newly understood Platonism, which is seen not so much as “the philosophy of Plato”, but as a complex tradition, in which an important role is played by literature, art, music, religion, and spirituality, in addition to philosophy or the history of ideas. The proposed series of lectures will show the most important aspects of innovative research in that field and a deeply interdisciplinary character of that research. It will cover a long history of the Platonic tradition, from Plato himself to the present day. The selection of international experts proposed here will provide a fascinating overview of the newly emerging wave of scholarship, redefining how we understand the legacy of Plato and his followers and critics.