Conference Invitation

ASSOCIATION Of ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY "ATHENS PLUS"

2nd PANHELLENIC CONGRESS of POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

POLITICAL THEORY:

What is the foremost is the city?

"What must be the sovereign power of the State?"

(Aristotle, politics 3.1281 a 11)

18-20 NOVEMBER 2016, KAVALA

1st CALL for SUMMARIES

The society of Ancient Greek philosophy "Sun Ἀthina" organizes the 2nd Panhellenic Conference on political philosophy on 18-20 November 2016 the city of Kavala, under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarch tarasios Bartholomew, with General subject political theory: what is the foremost is the city? "What must be the sovereign power of the State?" (Aristotle, politics 3.1281 a 11), and in particular the following thematic areas:

THEMATIC FIELDS

-Political thought from antiquity and the history of Greece
-Classic, newer and modern political theory
-International relations and the Interstate system
-Freedom and equality
-The qualities of democracy
-Appraisal of the contribution of the parties in the new Greek State
-Political philosophy and Theology
-Political philosophy and art
-Social and political anthropology

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Alexandra Deligiorgi, Aum. Professor of philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Panagiotis Ifestos, Professor of international relations and strategic studies, University of Piraeus

Aglaia Mela, Assistant Professor of political science, University of Thrace (Dimokritio)

Charalambos Spyridis, Dean of International scientific society of ancient Greek philosophy

Theophanes, Assistant Professor of philosophy, Freie Universität, Berlin

Thirty year salvation, Associate Professor of philosophy, Florina school

PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS

Those/the wish to take part in the Conference with oral communication or poster/poster should submit their resumes by 20/6/2016 in electronic form, in two forms (named and unnamed), online at philosophia.ancilla@gmail.com. The information concerning the acceptance of abstracts will be made until 8/20/2016. The texts of the abstracts must have an area of 400-500 words (without the potential literature) and be sent in pdf or word format to the email address above. Anonymous file should not contain references to the text or literature (see. then details). For oral communications that will be accepted will be allocated 30 minutes presentation, while it is possible and poster presentation/poster. Each participant has the right to participate only with one communication (individual or group).

SPECIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Please the summary to meets the following specifications:

Content: The content of the summary, as well as the presentation, you must have relevance to the theme of the Conference and to balance between promotion and popularization. You should have sufficient evidence for scientific validity and reliability, but also can appeal to a broader audience and scientifically diverse.

Type of presentation: at the beginning of the summary please specify if participation is desirable

(a) by oral communication, (b) or (c) poster without preference.

11pt font: PalatinoLinotype
number of words: up to 500 without bibliography
for the surname file: thematic area, title, author name, affiliation (optional), email address (optional)

for anonymous file: thematic area, title

All participants-will have the opportunity to submit an article for the Conference proceedings.

More information on the record will be given during the days of the Conference.

PARTICIPATION

H participation for taking certificate is 20 euros and especially for students (at undergraduate or postgraduate level), for polyteknoys, unemployed (unemployment card) and members of the Club at 15 euros. TIMESHIFT in Congress has reduced costs (overall attendance 10 euros), the deadline is until 23 September 2016. The payment of the corresponding amount may be:

(a) either by bank transfer of the Association ancient Greek Philosophy "Sun Ἀthina" (Piraeus Bank, account number 060227-5245-986)

(b) either via PayPal (more information on the Club's website, English-language version: URsinathena.wordpress.com).

The simple monitoring of the whole Conference, without receiving the certificate, is free and open to everyone.

CONGRESS VENUES

The main venue of the Conference is the municipal library of Kavala. Other spaces and specific information will be announced together with the official Conference program.

IMPORTANT DATES

For Abstracts (deadline):	20 June 2016
Modified acceptance until:	20 August 2016
Early registration at a reduced cost (time limit):	23 September 2016
Conference Days (Friday-Saturday-Sunday):	18-20 November 2016
Article submission for the proceedings (deadline):	January 21st, 2017