| Platonic Love from Mon 7 July | Eric Timewell Memorial Lecture Sat 12 July |

Gregor_Reisch,_Margarita_Philosophica,_1508 | Allegory of Arithmetic (1504) by Gregor Reisch. This image shows the Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras (c.580-c.490 BC) using an abacus (right), while the Roman philosopher Ancius Boethius (c.525-c.480 BC) uses arabic numerals and mathematical symbols.
Which will win, the fancy new numerals or the trusty old abacus?

Signifying Nothing: the invention of zero and the perils of saying what can’t be said

The 3rd Annual Eric Timewell Memorial Lecture is a free public lecture at 4pm, 12 July, in the Greek Community Centre, 168 Lonsdale St Melbourne | Bookings Essential |

Platonic Love

Platonic Love (starting Monday 7 July) is one of the Academy’s most popular courses where we read two of Plato’s most vivid dialogues, the Symposium and the Phaedrus.

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