Full Program for Democracy and Tyranny

Check out the speakers you'll be hearing from at our event

You are invited to join us for Democracy and Tyranny, a free virtual event, organized by The Plato’s Academy Centre. We’re delighted to provide you with details below of the full program of speakers confirmed for the event.

Program

• Prof. James Romm, Bard College, NY, author of Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece

• Skippy Mesirow, The Civic Courage Lab, The Civic Courage Lab podcast, www.civiccouragelab.com

• Robert Rosenkrantz, founder of Open to Debate Foundation, author of The Stoic Capitalist: Advice for the Exceptionally Ambitious

• Diane Kalen-Sukra, host of the Cultivating Civility podcast, author Save Your City: How Toxic Culture Kills Community & What to Do About It

• Dr. Roslyn Fuller, the Solonian Democracy Institute, author of Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed its Meaning and Lost its Purpose

• Prof. Angie Hobbs, University of Sheffield, author of Why Plato Matters Now

• Prof. Michael Fontaine professor of classics at Cornell University. Author of How to Speak Freely and Prudentius and Plutarch. How to Have Willpower: An Ancient Guide to Not Giving In.

• Panel Discussion: Prof. James Romm, Prof. Angie Hobbs, Prof. Michael Fontaine

NB: The final program may be subject to change without prior notification

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