Angie Hobbs
Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy Emerita. Here for: philosophy; ancient Greek and Roman culture; nature; music; theatre; books; politics; cricket angiehobbs.com
- I am grateful to Plato's Academy Centre for the opportunity to discuss the importance of Plato and the urgent need for public philosophy: bit.ly/4k3y5wC
- Looking forward to discussing Is Might Right? with @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social and others on Free Thinking Feb 6th 21.00: bit.ly/4k8EneG
- Very pleased to have a chapter in this excellent volume, ably edited by Jenn Finn: ‘Courage and Cowardice in Greece and Rome: the Philosophical Debate.’ And so good to have perspectives from Mesopotamia, Israel and Egypt as well.
- Packing for Dublin - so looking forward to my conversation this Saturday 31st Jan with Joe Humphreys about Why Plato Matters Now: bit.ly/3Md8Ewf @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
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- I really enjoyed discussing Why Plato Matters Now with Morteza Hajizadeh for the New Books Network: bit.ly/49FVGPo And as Plato's brilliant dialogue the Symposium seems to be too woke for Texas A&M, I talk about all the speeches in ch. 6 (although not in this podcast).
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- I really enjoyed my conversation with Jon Hawkins and @peterwest23.bsky.social @philosopher1923.bsky.social - hope you enjoy it too! @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
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- Very much looking forward to taking part in this 2nd-3rd May: bit.ly/4aJFSgE
- Thucydides places this (imagined) 416/5 quote from the Athenians to the Melians (5.89) immediately before his account of the Athenians’ hubristic & catastrophic defeat in the Sicilian Expedition.
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- Tonight! Do join us if you can. @philosopher1923.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
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- So looking forward to this! Do join us @philosopher1923.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
- Very much looking forward to this! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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- Have just watched the 2023 Peter Wright Royal Ballet production of The Nutcracker: beautiful, magical, sparkling, joyous. Do catch it on BBC iPlayer if you can.
- Looking for a last minute present for a philosophy enthusiast? Available as an e-book as well as hardback and I also narrated the audiobook. Selected by fivebooks.com as one of their philosophy books of the year. Happy festivities everyone!
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- Happy festivities everyone!
- I really enjoyed my discussion with Rick Kleffel discussing Why Plato Matters Now for Narrative Species: bit.ly/4pLg4FJ (also on YouTube).
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- I very much enjoyed our conversation and, as we are currently witnessing, Plato was absolutely accurate about how a democracy can be subverted to tyranny by a cynical and opportunistic demagogue. But there are (peaceful) things we can do to fight back @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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- I certainly hope so - both CU and SM.
- Thank you @fivebooks.com - delighted and honoured to be in this list.
- In case you are looking for a present for the philosophy enthusiast in your life … I also narrated the audio book
- Excellent news. In Our Time will be in safe hands.
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Collyer’s School Horsham 1977. Simon van der Borgh as R; Andrew Heap as G; Julian Bergin The Player; Nigel Fairs Player Queen; Harry Enfield (THE Harry Enfield) Player King & Poisoner; self as Gertrude. #TomStoppard
- Oh my goodness. One of the very, very best. I twice acted in school productions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (as both Hamlet and Gertrude), and the wit, wisdom and rhythm of his lines are such a joy. Thank you for so much delight #TomStoppard
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- Really enjoyed discussing Plato on democracy, demagoguery and tyranny with the wonderful i3sma.org in San Miguel de Allende yesterday: really engaged audience and excellent questions. Thank you for inviting me!
- In beautiful San Miguel de Allende to give a talk to i3sma.org: ‘The Threat to Democracy: Plato Speaks to Our Time.’ (And yes, I know Plato wasn’t the greatest fan of democracy, but he did think tyranny a great deal worse, and can help us navigate current challenges.)
- Fine proposed letter. I hope lawyers at the BBC see it.
- Very busy couple of weeks coming up, & I'm looking forward to all of it. First up, this Saturday 15th I am speaking on 'Thoughtfulness and a Good Life' at the #P4C Thoughtful Conference 2025 at the University of South Wales, Newport Campus: t.co/VcpP3EHq9H
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- Delighted that the Turkish translation rights for Why Plato Matters Now have been negotiated
- Thank you @classicsforall.bsky.social for this very positive review of Why Plato Matters Now: bit.ly/4p30nce
- Have just finished my PowerPoint for this - come and find out how Ficino may have influenced Newton! (Or join online.)
- Very much looking forward to giving a talk on The Rebirth of Plato: Ficino and More on 4th Nov at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. It is a hybrid event: link to the live stream here bit.ly/49pWPMm @brlsi.bsky.social
- Very much looking forward to giving a talk on The Rebirth of Plato: Ficino and More on 4th Nov at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. It is a hybrid event: link to the live stream here bit.ly/49pWPMm @brlsi.bsky.social
- U.S. publication date today of Why Plato Matters Now (and he really, really does) @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
- Delighted to have a piece about my experiences on BBC Radio 4 In Our Time in the latest edition of ARGO - a real pleasure to have the chance to pay tribute to Melvyn Bragg & all the producers & others involved @hellenicsociety.bsky.social @daisydunn.bsky.social
- In beautiful Batsford Arboretum today. Initially I thought they might have meant ‘feeding voraciously’, but perhaps it is indeed ‘vivaciously’. I really like the idea of a vivacious bee.
- Many thanks to @otsfestival.bsky.social for inviting me to discuss Why Plato Matters Now with my good friend & former colleague Josh Forstenzer. Full house and, as ever in Sheffield, a highly engaged audience asking excellent questions. Really enjoyable evening @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
- Very much looking forward to discussing my new book Why Plato Matters Now (and he really, really does) with Josh Forstenzer @otsfestival.bsky.social this Wednesday 22nd October: bit.ly/3KAq2dd
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- Looking forward to giving a keynote 'Thoughtfulness and a Good Life' at the Thoughtful Annual Conference 2025 on 15th November at the University of South Wales Newport Campus - hope to see some of you there! www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2...
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- Here's the link to Angie Hobbs Remembers ... The Great Philosophers, introducing the BBC4 repeat of Bryan Magee's 1987 series: bit.ly/46RDRwH
