Philosophy and Literature in Plato’s Dialogues

On location, 26-28 July 2021, 09.00-11.00 (Romanian time, in English) In this course, spread across 3 days, we study Plato’s view on literature, but we also analyze the use of literary devices for conveying philosophical arguments. INSTRUCTOR Octavian Gabor, Ph.D. Departments/units: Summer School 2021; Educational Programs Department; Research Department, Young...

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Non-Transactional Forgiveness: Suffering and Forgiveness in Communist Prisons

Online (Zoom), August 7, 2020, 14.00-16.00 (Romanian time, in English) While forgiveness is often understood in transactional terms—the overcoming of vindictive passions is due to changes from the part of the wrongdoer that the victim cannot ignore—in this webinar I discuss one category of forgiveness that does not depend on...

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