Workshop
University of Geneva on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 February 2026.
The aim of the conference is to explores ancient theories of generation, with a particular focus on how the Hellenistic traditions engaged in dialogue with the Presocratics, often in order to address issues raised by Aristotle. The discussion will bring to light both continuity and transformation across philosophical and medical contexts.
Please find the programme below. The workshop is free and open to all. To register, or for any questions, please contact arianna.piazzalunga@unige.ch and/or caterina.pello@unige.ch.
Programme
Thursday 26 February 2026, Unibastion L208
14.30–15.45
Nathasja Roggo-van Luijn (Universität Ulm)
Copper with Tin, Water with Wine, or Fig-Juice with Milk? Mixing Analogies in Early Greek Embryology
Chair: Caterina Pellò (Geneva)
15.45–16.15 Coffee break
16.15–17.30
Laurence Totelin (Cardiff University)
The Hippocratic Embryo as a Worm
Chair: François Nolle (Geneva)
Friday 27 February 2026, Colladon
9.00–10.15
Aiste Celkyte (Vilnius)
A Puzzle in Herophilus’ Embryology
Chair: Maria Di Palma (Geneva)
10.15–11.30
Max Bergamo (Padova-Yale)
Heraclitus and the Stoics on Embryology
Chair: Máté Veres (Geneva)
11.30–11.45 Coffee break
11.45–13.00
Arianna Piazzalunga (Geneva)
The Stoics and the De victu on the Cosmos as an Embryo
Chair: Samuel Meister (Geneva)
13.00–15.00
Lunch break
15.00–16.15
Jean-Baptiste Gourinat (Léon Robin)
Embryo without a soul: The Stoics on Prenatal Life and Birth
Chair: Katerina Ierodiakonou (Geneva)
16.15–16.30 Coffee break
16.30–17.45
Ricardo Salles (UNAM)
The Stoic Cosmic Soul and the Theory of Seminal Principles
Chair: James Booth-Jones (Leiden)
This project is funded through the SNSF grants nr. PZ00P1_208891 and TMPFP1_224645.
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