Loss, grief, and its therapy: philosophical perspectives from ancient Greece, Rome, and Asia

The aim of this 3-day international conference is to provide a forum for academics specialising in different ancient philosophical traditions to engage in a dialogue about ancient conceptualisations of grief and the types of attitudes they thought appropriate for us to adopt towards it, including consolation therapy.

Speakers:

- Han Baltussen (University of Adelaide)
- Douglas Cairns (University of Edinburgh)
- Amber Carpenter (Einstein Forum)
- Margaret Graver (Dartmouth College)
- David H. Kaufman (Transylvania University)
- David Machek (UC Louvain)
- Emily McRae (University of New Mexico)
- Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad (Lancaster University)
- Franco Trivigno (University of Oslo)
- Curie Virág (University of Warwick)
- James Warren (University of Cambridge)
- Sharon Weisser (Tel Aviv University)
- David B. Wong (Duke University)
- James Zainaldin (Vanderbilt University)
- Cristóbal Zarzar (University of Cambridge)

The registration fee covers the conference delegate pack, coffee breaks and lunch for 3 days.

The programme will be announced soon on the conference website: https://griefconference.my.canva.site/

UoC Staff / Student Registration: Internal recharge is an option for University of Cambridge staff and students whose department/grant is paying for the registration fee. No card payment is required as the full cost will be dealt with internally. Please ensure a Purchase order number or authorised cost centre is available prior to registration. Please note that this is not free of charge and in-person registration fee still applies.