The Platonic Academy of Melbourne
Platonic Mysticism and Science
We will be celebrating the end of Summer at afternoon tea from 3 pm in Camberwell on the 18 of March. RSVP is essential for attendance.
Our special guest speaker will be Helen Nichol from the School of Philosophy. As a devoted and long-standing student of Plotinus, Helen will present her perspective on that great neo-Platonist.
All members and students (past & present) are welcome. School of Philosophy folks are also welcome. RSVP is essential for attendance.
Myths, Morals & Mysticism: A Journey into Platonism | Tour of Greece | 3-12 October 2023 | exit Athens | details and bookings |
UPDATE 4 JULY: A couple of places are still available through Touchdown Tours | watch the info webinar |
For Spring term 2023 the Platonic Academy of Melbourne will be travelling to Greece for a special course delivered on the historical sites key to the development of Platonism. We trace the history of Platonism from the first Academy established by Plato in Athens in the 4th century BC through to medieval Mystras, from where Gemistos Plethon took the renaissance of Platonic science Westward in 1438.
This is a small group tour with numbers strictly limited. Details and bookings through Touchdown tours.
The Platonic Academy is holding its first Annual General Meeting in Carlton on the afternoon of Sunday, 4 December 2022. If you are already a member then you should have received an invitation to the meeting and celebration. If you would like to join the Academy through to the end of 2023 then find more information here.
[UPDATE: DRAFT MINUTES]