Annual Toronto Workshop in Ancient Philosophy 2026: Ancient Political Thought

Friday April 24

Session I (2:00 – 3:30pm):

Jean-Marc Narbonne (Laval)

“Protagoras’ Democratic Involvement and his Epistemological Background”

Commentator: Mark Johnstone (McMaster)

Session II (4:00 – 5:30pm):

Cecilia Li (Western)

“A Fork in the Road: Politics as the Master Art in Plato’s Gorgias (517c4–518c1)”

Commentator: Merrick Anderson (Southern California)

Saturday April 25

Session III (9:30 – 11:00am):

Richard Kraut (Northwestern)

“The Seeds of Democratic Theory in Plato and Aristotle”

Commentator: Claudia Yau (Michigan)

Session IV (11:30am – 1:00pm):

Cinzia Arruzza (Boston)

“Women’s Nature and Lack of Authority in Plato’s Laws“

Commentator: Myrthe Bartels (Pardubice)

Session V (2:00 – 3:30pm):

James Warren (Cambridge)

“Aristotle on Being Ruled Well”

Commentator: David Riesbeck (Purdue)

Session VI (4:00 – 5:30pm):

Eric Brown (Washington University, St. Louis)

“Stoic Anti-Slavery”

Commentator: Brad Inwood (Yale)

The Annual Toronto Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy is sponsored by the Collaborative Specialization in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (CSAMP).

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