THE PLATO SOCIETY OF ZAGREB
Who We Are:
The Plato Society is a non-profit professional association founded in 2006, with headquarters at the Institute of Philosophy in Zagreb. The Society gathers scholars, experts, and other interested individuals who study and research Plato and Platonist philosophy, as well as their abiding influence in the European and world philosophical heritage.
A central aspect of the work of Plato's Society is its social and humanitarian engagement in promoting a “culture of dialogue” in the tradition of Socrates and Plato, and advancing methods of philosophizing in life contexts based on this aim. We aim to show that philosophy in its most genuine sense should and can “Bring philosophy down from the heavens and into the cities of human beings” (Cicero).
Among its activities, the Society organizes The Plato Society Lecture and Colloquia Series, book presentations, national and international symposia, and "AGORA", an annual or biannual "Philosopher's Market" to benefit the Society and its activities.
The Society also sponsors its own project on philosophizing with children, youth and adults entitled “Project Stohrenschule” (founded 2006), implementing its own original methods and workshops created by its members. Anyone with a genuine interest in philosophy/philosophizing and in studying philosopy, or participating in any of our activities, can become a member of the Plato Society.
WHAT WE DO:
THE PLATO SOCIETY LECTURE & COLLOQUIA SERIES (FORMERLY: “ZAGREB NEW SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHICAL DISCOURSE”)
The Plato Society conducts regular meetings and colloquia, as well as reading and discussion groups. Topics are chosen according to the interests of the participants and current activities of the Plato Society, including international conferences, research projects, and topics from our workshops on philosophizing with children. Prior knowledge of philosophy is an advantage, but not a prerequisite for participation. Anyone interested in reading and discussion of philosophical texts and topics is welcome to join us.
For further information, please contact us by e-mail platonovo.drustvo@gmail.com.
PLATO SOCIETY & FRIENDS ONLINE READING & DISCUSSION GROUP 2020 -Ongoing
New Day! Mondays AT 7:30 P.M. CEST
Founded during lockdown in April 2020, we meet regularly online to read and discuss the works of Plato. We began with the works of the first tetralogy, devoted to the final days of Socrates, Plato’s honoured teacher and model: the Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, Crito and the Phaedo. Our meetings, directed by Lise Zovko, are open to anyone who is interested in participating. We use the English and Greek texts available on Perseus Digital Library. Our discussions are in Croatian and English. We are presently discussing books V-VII of the Republic.
For those of you who are new to the group, please contact us if you need help joining the conversation at lisezovko@gmail.com or platonovo.drustvo@gmail.com
