The Intelligence of Desire: Plato and Beyond - Seminar
FBK Aula Piccola
Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Polo delle Scienze Umane e sociali
Aula Piccola
FBK Aula Piccola
Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Polo delle Scienze Umane e sociali
Aula Piccola
How are we to comprehend Plato’s conception of desire? What is its relation to reason? And is the position defensible?
Fiona Ellis will respond to some familiar objections to Plato’s view, and argue that there are good reasons for taking seriously his idea that desire is a mode of cognition.
Afterwards, she shall draw out some implications for an understanding of the “ladder of love”, and the nature of the envisaged spiritual ascent.
The seminar is open to the public and shall be held in English without translation.
Speakers
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Fiona Ellis is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Roehampton (London). She was a Professor at Heythrop College from 2004 to 2018. Her publications include: Desire, Infinity, and the Meaning of Life, in «Philosophy», 86 (4), 2011, pp. 483-502; Insatiable Desire, in «Philosophy», 88 (2), 2013, pp. 243-265; God, Value, and Nature, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2014; Two Erotic Ideals, in «Religious Studies», 51 (1), 2015, pp. 41-59; New Models of Religious Understanding, a cura di, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2017; Religious Experience and Desire: What Is It About?, in «Religious Studies», 2018, pp. 1-19.
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