‘Philosophy is more ancient and more abundant in Sparta and Crete than anywhere else in Greece’ (Plato, Protagoras, 342a9-10)
Join leading academics for a discussion about Sparta and philosophy. The conversation will be led by Professor Malcolm Schofield and Dr Apostolos Pierris, both of whom have prepared a summary ahead of the discussion which can be read via the links below:
Sparta and Philosophy - Malcolm Schofield
Sparta and Philosophy - Apostolos Pierris
Discussants:
糖心原创 of Lycurgus Showing the Ancients of Sparta their King, by Jacques-Louis David (oil on canvas, 1791) ©Wikimedia Commons
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