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This collection of essays provides a reassessment of the question of sexual difference, taking into account important shifts in feminist thought, post-humanist theories, and queer studies. The contributors offer new and refreshing insights into the complex question of sexual difference from a post-feminist perspective, and how it is reformulated in various related areas of study, such as ontology, epistemology, metaphysics, biology, technology, and mass-media.

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Why Study Plato Today? -/- This article considers the question of why we should study Plato today. Should we study Plato today? And in that case, why? Or why not? Some of the background for this line of questioning is a conflict that has been raised between two aspects of the subject of philosophy in Norwegian universities: On the one hand gender representation and on the other the history of philosophy, including ancient Greek philosophy. Historically philosophy has been dominated by (...) male thinkers and characterized by an absence of female voices and thinkers, and also a lack of recognition of the women that have worked within the subject of philosophy through the ages. In the case of ancient Greek philosophy, there is an undisputable dominance by male thinkers. The choice between gender representation and a focus on the history of philosophy seems to be obvious, at least considering ancient Greece. The question remains, however, whether the solution really is to set these two up against each other. This article wishes to consider this from a different perspective. Instead of accepting a premiss of seeing the two as mutually exclusive, the discussion here starts from an assumption that both are important and necessary. The article argues that attempts to put them at odds with each other are neither right nor fruitful, and asserts the importance of studying Plato today. (shrink)

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The predominant contemporary concept of time is arguably measurable time, promoted as being in accordance with science. This is commonly understood as the time of physics, as, for instance, E. A. Milne claims in an article from 1950 on the modern conception of time, contrasting this with Plato's description of time as the “moving image of eternity”. The prevalence of an emphasis on measurability within such a conception of time is hard to avoid, although this can be nuanced somewhat. In (...) this article I turn to the ancient Greek notion of kairos in order to find another approach to the question of conceptions of temporality. A main objective is to indicate what this concept signifies in terms of adjusting to circumstances, catching the right moment and paying attention to due measure. I also briefly consider Baltasar Gracián's notions of festina lente and détencion in an attempt to show how this suggests a way in which we may be able to develop the ability to do the right thing at the right moment. (shrink)

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Hypatia – Famous and Forgotten. -/- Hypatia is one of the most famous figures from Antiquity. This makes it all the more baf- fling that so little is known about her philosophical thinking. This article considers the relationship between the famous Hypatia of the legends and the forgotten Hypatia of phi- losophy, and raises the question concerning whether, and if so what, of her philosophical thinking it is possible to restore from obscurity. In order to approach this question it may (...) be useful also to consider the legendary and famous side of Hypatia. What has made her legendary and for what is she famous? This may help in shedding light upon the less known aspects of Hypatia. Looking at the famous and the forgotten Hypatia in this way also raises a question concerning the connection between these two aspects. In what way does the famous Hypatia influence the forgotten one? Is Hypatia forgotten also through her own fame? And, what other factors plays into what is remembered and what is forgotten about this female philosopher? (shrink)

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This article asserts the significance of the portrayal of the political art of statesmanship as weaving, and aims to show how this image emphasizes two main aspects of the political art of statesmanship. Firstly, the image implies a three-dimensionality, both through the process of weaving and through the thickness of the protective fabric this produces, that in turn indicates the vital aspect of corporeality in politics. Secondly, weaving as a paradigmatic example of the art of statesmanship presents a way of (...) incorporating different entities and joining diverse threads into a cohesive unity, without reducing them to a form of sameness as mere mathematical counting would. These two aspects are in turn connected to an emphasis on the importance in good statesmanship of recognizing the specificity of the occasion and the variety and difference of the innumerable qualities to be interlaced in weaving the fabric of a good society. (shrink)

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This article emphasizes Diotima as a figurative element within the Symposium in order to highlight the philosophical significance of this figure. My argument is that such an accentuation of the poetical opens up the possibility of bringing forth and emphasizing the philosophical impact that she carries. Furthermore, I attempt to show how accentuating the philosophical significance of Diotima in this way, opens up a specific interpretative path in relation to the dialogue. Contrary to most interpretations of the Symposium, this article (...) spends just a little time, towards the end, looking at the content of what Diotima says. The majority of the article revolves around the figure of Diotima herself. (shrink)

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