26-28 May 2025: The Ethics of Aging in Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Beyond
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14. May 2025
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Veranstaltungen
The Ethics of Aging in Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Beyond
International Conference
May 26-28, 2025
Mainz / hybrid
Registration deadline: May 20, 2025
All who are interested are warmly invited to attend the interdisciplinary conference “The Ethics of Aging in Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Beyond.” This conference, which is organized as part of the DFG-research project “The Ancient Fable Tradition and Early Christian Literature,” brings together a host of international scholars of ancient Judaism, early Christianity, Graeco-Roman antiquity, and modern gerontological research.
The presentations explore, on the one hand, the ethics of aging in ancient Jewish, early Christian, and Greek and Roman sources and traditions, with special attention to the ancient fable tradition. On the other hand, the conference creates a hermeneutical bridge with present-day gerontological research by including presentations that critically reflect on the modern Western discourse of aging and its ensuing norms and values.
As part of the program, and in collaboration with the Akademie “Erbacher Hof” des Bistums Mainz, a public lecture (in German) by Prof. Christian Grethlein (Münster) will take place on Tuesday, May 27, 18:00 (CET). It is entitled “Altern heute: Ethische Herausforderungen und Chancen.”
Registration/Online participation
The conference and its public lecture can be attended separately and are free of charge. Refreshments will be provided during the conference. In order to register, please send an email with the subject “Registration” to Ms Anne Hamann (hamanna@students.uni-mainz.de). If you would like to participate online, please contact Ms Anne Hamann for the Zoom link.
Venue
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Alte Mensa, Atrium Maximum, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 5
Organisation
Dr. Albertina Oegema / Prof. Dr. Ruben Zimmermann, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Contact
Anne Hamann: hamanna@students.uni-mainz.de
The full programme and further information can be found here.
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