Peter Euben’s work has been at the forefront of both democratic and ancient political theory for several decades, and he is largely responsible for the renewed interest in Greek tragedy within academic political theory today. As a scholar Euben demonstrates the importance of tragedy as an institution of Athenian democracy, but perhaps more importantly he articulates the enduring relevance of the tragic sensibility for how we currently think about ethics and politics. He also continues to be a first-rate mentor of graduate students, and was a celebrated teacher of undergraduates both at Duke and at UC Santa Cruz before that. Duke University is honored to celebrate his life and work with this two-day event.
This conference is co-sponsored by:
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Classical Studies
Kenan Institute for Ethics
Program in Democracy, Institutions and Political Economy
Humanities Division, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Center for European Studies
For additional information please contact:
Stefan Dolgert at sdolgert@gmail.com
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