LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 19, 2014) — Whether you’re haggling in the agora in 400 BCE, or sitting in traffic in 2014 CE, humanity seems to have a universal desire to understand truth, ethics and the “good life.”
“Philosophy in the broadest sense is all about what’s true and what’s good. Yet philosophy is also about how we should ask questions about the good and the true,” said Eric Sanday, associate professor in the University of Kentucky’s Department of Philosophy. “A historical approach to these questions involves determining how ancient authors understood these issues.”
At the upcoming Lexington Workshop in Ancient Philosophy, academics from across the country will explore this very theme: what did the ancient thinkers make of these universal problems?
Co-hosted by UK’s philosophy department and the departments of philosophy and classics at Transylvania University, the conference will be held March 21-22 on the campuses of both universities.
The conference will explore a broad range of questions and thinkers, ranging from the genesis of the cosmos to the nature of an ethical life. Saturday evening, Professor Gabriel Richardson Lear of the University of Chicago will give the keynote address, “Aristotle on Happiness and Long Life.”
“I’m interested to see what other people are working on. Especially looking forward to the conversations,” said Sanday.
For more information, visit the Workshop in Ancient Philosophy.
MEDIA CONTACT: Gail Hairston 859-257-3302, gail.hairston@uky.edu
