Katarzyna Borkowska, MA
15.05.2020 | 28.05.2020
Research Assistant
History of Natural and Medical Sciences Research UnitRoom: A18Phone: +48 22 65 72 728Office hours: Tuesday, 1pm–3pm, Wednesday, 12pm–2pmE-mail: kasia.bor@gmail.comORCID: 0000-0002-3963-1569 |
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Academic interests
- history of ancient and medieval medicine
- ancient philosophy
- evolution of ideas
Education, academic degrees and titles
- 2015– doctoral studies, Institute of Classical Studies, University of Warsaw
- 2014 – MA at the Institute of Classical and Slavic Studies, University of Gdańsk
- 2012 – BA at the Institute of Classical Studies, University of Warsaw
Employment
- since 2019 – Institute for the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences – Research Assistant
International experience
- 2019 – Vandœuvres – one-month research stay at the Fondation Hardt pour l’étude de l’antiquité classique
- 2018 – Vandœuvres – one-week research stay at the Fondation Hardt pour l’étude de l’antiquité classique
Selected publications
Chapters in edited volumes
- Cicero and male virtue, “The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture” (in press).
Articles
- Translatio, imitatio, aemulatio: Assimilation of Greek thought in Cicero’s philosophical writings, conference proceedings in the “Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy” series, Brepols, (in press).
- The unique meaning of Plato’s ἀρετή, [w:] Studies in Greek philosophy: Ethics, politics and the origins of philosophy on Rhodes, red. Konstantine Boudouris, Maria Veneti, Ionia Publications, Ateny 2018, s. 74–78.
Other
Conferences
- 2019 – Międzygórze – II Studenckie Spotkania Filozoficzne Powtórka (paper title: Wartość powrotów do źródeł: O tym, jak holistyczny ogląd rzeczywistości prezentowany przez greckich filozofów wpłynął na rozwój teorii fizyki kwantowej).
- 2018 – Montreal – Foreign influences: Philosophy and circulation of knowledge in antiquity (paper title: Translatio, imitatio, aemulatio: Assimilation of Greek thought in Cicero’s philosophical writings).
- 2017 – Rhodes – 29th International Conference of Philosophy (paper title: The unique meaning of Plato’s ἀρετή); conference organised by the International Association for Greek Philosophy (IGAP).
- 2016 – Kraków – II Philosophical Conference Od mniemań do wiedzy (?) organised by the Pedagocical University of Krakow, (Scio me nihil scire – czy poszukiwanie prawdy jest skazane na porażkę).