Conrado Eggers Lan was Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the Universities of Buenos Aires, Heidelberg and Autónoma de México (UNAM). He was the co-founder of the International Plato Society and the host of the First Symposium Platonicum held in Mexico City in 1986.

In accordance with its mission to promote the study of Plato’s works throughout the world,  to enhance communication between scholars of diverse disciplines working on Plato, and to foster the publication of books and series on Plato, the International Plato Society is pleased to announce the 4nd edition of the Conrado Eggers Lan Prize for the best dissertation in  Platonic studies. Although we understand “Platonic Studies“ very broadly, we are particularly interested in dissertations that contribute to our understanding of Plato’s works.

We invite submissions of dissertations that resulted in the award of the Ph.D. degree having been successfully defended between July 31, 2021, and July 31, 2024. The submissions will be judged by the IPS Editorial Board. The prize-winning dissertation will be recommended for publication as a book.

Nominated dissertations must be written in one of the five official languages of the IPS (English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish) or fully translated into one of them. The full text of the dissertation should be sent by the applicants in PDF format to the email prize@platosociety.org by September 30, 2024, along with a certificate of graduation from the relevant degree-granting institution if available. A letter in support of the application that also affirms the defense date should be sent by the dissertation supervisor or director independently to the same email by the same deadline.

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