Promoting Platonic thought:
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Conference on ‘Perspectives on Character and Truth’
The Foundation sponsored a two-day conference of international scholars on ‘Perspectives on Character and...
2006 Mary Margaret McCabe Dissertation Prize
Each year the Foundation awards an annual prize for final year students studying at...
Socrates Cafe – Dublin Oct 11th & 25th
An invitation to think, question and engage in dialogue What might Socrates have to...
Platonic wisdom for the modern world
Today, as much as ever, the world needs the wisdom, humanity and practical guidance of Plato and the Platonic Tradition - whether we are engaging in the art of dialogue and rational debate, seeking to be wise and just in our dealings with each other or wishing to understand the elements of a well governed society.
The Foundation assists individuals and organisations who undertake research, scholarship and education, and otherwise advance the wisdom of Plato and the Platonic tradition.
Young Plato – Kevin McArevey
Two of the trustees of the foundation (Lilly Corbett and Brian McGeough) travelled to...
Plato Retreat In Oxfordshire
For the third year running one of our trustees, Margot Camp, led a Plato...
Mary Margaret McCabe Dissertation Prize
Each year the Foundation awards an annual prize for final year students studying at...
Summer School in Melbourne
Dr David Horan was invited by the School of Philosophy in Melbourne to run...
New research project: Nature, Nurture and Virtue in Plato’s Philosophy
The Foundation is supporting exciting work being undertaken by Dr Alesia Preite, a post-doctoral...
Plato Summer School – The Power of Socrates
Dr Horan led two study programmes in August this year on the theme of...
Mary Margaret McCabe Dissertation Prize
Each year the Foundation awards an annual prize for final year students studying at...
PhD student: Luca Dondoni
The Foundation has agreed to provide financial support to a third year PHD student,...
21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Neoplatonic Studies
The Foundation sponsored the 21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Neoplatonic Studies,...
International Conference on ‘Virtue, Conversation, Knowledge: Plato and Beyond’
The Foundation sponsored a two-day conference of international scholars on ‘Virtue, Conversation, Knowledge: Plato...
Translation updates June 2024
33 dialogues have now been translated and are with the publisher undergoing final proofing...
Plato Retreat in Oxfordshire
For the second year running, one our trustees, Margot Camp, led a ‘Plato Retreat’...
Mary Margaret McCabe Dissertation Prize
The Foundation has established an annual prize for final year students studying at King’s...
Retreat on Plato’s Myths
In May 2023, one of the Foundation’s trustees, Margot Camp, ran a retreat on...
Classics for All
The Foundation believes that to sustain scholarship in the Platonic Tradition, it is vital...