We are pleased to announce the final programme for the workshop Oneirata : Workshop on Sleep, Dreams, and Divination in Aristotle and his Predecessors to be held at the Department of Classics and Ancient History of Durham University on the 22nd-23rd of May 2024. The workshop will be introduced by a welcome lecture generously given by Prof. James Allen (University of Toronto) on the 21st of May 2024. Please click on the following link to see the full workshop programme:

DCAMP Workshop: ‘Oneirata: Workshop on Sleep, Dreams, and Divination in Aristotle and his Predecessors’ (22-23 May 2024) – Durham Centre for Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Oneirata is a free hybrid event, with participants both in person and online. If you would like to participate in person or online, please do not hesitate to send an email to the following addresses: maria.c.mennuti@durham.ac.uk or marco.picciafuochi@uniroma3.it

The aim of the workshop is to facilitate discussions on ancient theories of sleep, dreaming and divination, engaging different exegetical approaches . The interdisciplinary structure of the workshop is designed to bring together and encourage the dialogue between specialists in both classics studies and neurocognitive science.

The workshop has been possible thanks to the generous support of: UKRI Frontier Research Grant “Aristoteles Pezographos”, Durham Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Durham Department of Classics, Durham Centre for Academic Development, University College “Castle” – Durham University, MIND, Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (SPHS), British Society for the History of Philosophy (BSHP).

Hope to see you in Durham soon!

The organisers,

Maria Cristina Mennuti (Durham University)

&

Marco Picciafuochi (Università Roma Tre – Tor Vergata)