Keeling Centre for Ancient Philosophy

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The Keeling Centre is made possible by an anonymous donor, whose generous bequest in honour of S.V. Keeling aimed to promote the study of ancient philosophy at UCL, and in London.

The University College London Philosophy and Greek and Latin Departments have a number of academics working on a range of areas within ancient philosophy.

Together with the Department of Greek and Latin, and through the generosity of a private donor, the UCL Philosophy Department organises an annual S.V. Keeling Memorial Lecture in Ancient Philosophy.

The Keeling Centre for Ancient Philosophy in the Philosophy Department at UCL is the home of activities and events that focus on ancient philosophy. The Centre hosts an annual lecture and a colloquium every 3-4 years, run various workshops, and a senior academic is appointed as the Keeling Scholar in Residence. Together with colleagues in London, members of the Keeling Centre co-convene with King's College London a weekly ancient philosophy reading group, organise the fortnightly Ancient Philosophy seminar series of the Institute for Classical Studies, and, together with academics at Oxford and Cambridge, organise a small workshop each term for graduate students to present their research. Keeling graduate students organise occasional graduate conferences in ancient philosophy, and, with other graduate students working in ancient philosophy in London, run, with students at King's College London, the intercollegiate group, the Lyceum Society. The Keeling Centre also offers graduate scholarships for research in ancient philosophy, and hosts visitors specialising in the field.

The Keeling Centre – its activities and scholarships - was made possible by the generous bequest of a former student of the Department (who wished to remain anonymous), in honour of a former member of the Philosophy Department at UCL, Stanley Victor Keeling, for the promotion and continuance of the study of ancient philosophy at UCL, and in London.

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University College London (UCL)
London

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London Centre for Ancient Philosophy (L-CAP)

The London Centre for Ancient Philosophy is home for the study of ancient philosophy for staff and students at institutions that are members of the federal University of London, run by staff from Birk… read more about London Centre for Ancient Philosophy (L-CAP)

London

Institute of Classical Studies (ICS)

The Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) was established in 1953 as a collaboration between the University of London's Senate and the Hellenic and Roman Societies. In 1958, the Institute and the two S… read more about Institute of Classical Studies (ICS)

London

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Birkbeck, University of London

King's College London (KCL)

University of Cambridge

University of Oxford

Additional Partnerships

Department of Greek and Latin, University College London; Department of Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London; Yale University, USA