Anna Marmodoro: What’s Ancient about Ancient Philosophy

Die Philosophin Anna Marmodoro lud am 25.2.2025 im Rahmen des
Philosophischen Meisterkurses, der bereits zum neunten Mal in
Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Katholischen Akademie in Bayern und der
Münchner Hochschule für Philosophie angeboten wurde, zu einem neuen
Kennenlernen der Philosophie der Antike ein. „History of
Philosophy: Just Say No!“ So expressed himself Gil Harman, at
Princeton in the late 1980s. Do philosophers today still think the
same? And for what reasons? In this talk, I engage with the
multifaced debate on the topic that continues today, examining
positions and arguments. I conclude with a positive proposal for
why studying and researching ancient philosophy today can make us
better philosophers if our concerns are with today’s world, but
also better scholars if our interests lie with historical ideas.
„History of Philosophy: Yes, please!“ (Anna Marmodoro)