I would like to organise a new Symposium. I think almost everyone now knows what the point of these symposia is.
For those who don't, here is what our friend Draco said last time:
For those unfamiliar with the concept, here's what's it about: basically, three up to ... people join each other for a debate with a more or less fixed order of subjects, each one of them embodying a philosophical current from the ancient world. Just like Greek symposia, we centre around the wine table talking the day (and night away).
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What I need are the following:
* A minimum of two other debaters. Applicants are accepted under this topic during the whole week. The symposium is to commence on January 18.
* Applicants should select one of the following currents: presocratic natural philosophy, pythagoreanism, heraclitanism, sophism, epicureanism, stoicism, Roman stoicism, cynicism, cyrenaeism, platonism, neo-platonism or aristoteleanism. Eclectics are also welcome. Be aware that if you are the voice of a philosophy, you should know something about it, even though you can freely interpret it.
* No two participants can take the same current, or switch currents during the debate (hmmm... that might be an idea for Symposium IV... forced switching ).
Good idea, that last one .
I'm going to do 4 things different:
1. Everyone explains his point of view. Afterwards everyone gets another chance to defend his standpoint and comment on others.
2. people of the same current are allowed, switching of current not.
3. The debates will start on the 15th of january. Philosophers are accepted until the 14th.
4. The wine will be better in the 'Domus Barbatorum!'. Grow those beards, gentleman!
All right, who's in for it?