Phone: +31 30 2539815 E-mail: chiara.robbiano@phil.uu.nl Genoa (Italy), September 27, 1972 Liceo Linguistico Grazia Deledda (Genoa, Italy), 1986-1991 Università degli Studi di Genova, Philosophy, 1991-1996 2007-NOW
ROBBIANO, C., forthcoming in 2009, "What is Parmenides' Being?" Conference Proceedings of the International Symposium: “Parmenides, venerable and awesome” (Plato, Theaetetus 183e), 30 Oct—02 Nov 2007. Ed. N. L. Cordero. Las Vegas: Parmenides Publishing. ROBBIANO, C., 2006b, "Parmenides en Beweging", Hermeneus, 320-327. "Parmenides' separation: truth versus science" (announced title: Parmenides's two perspectives on reality: Truth versus creativity), Seminario Archaias philosophias, Panepistimio Kritis (University of Crete), Rethymno, March 18th, 2008 "What is Parmenides' Being", Colloque International sur “Parménides, venerable y temible" (Platon, Teeteto, 183e), Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 30 - Nov. 2 2007 "Attento alle opinioni: non ti condurranno alla verità! Ma imparale: sono utili e appropriate al loro oggetto (Beware of the opinions: they will not lead you to the truth! But learn them: they are useful and appropriate to their subject matter)", ELEATICA 2006 "PARMENIDE SCIENZIATO?", Marina di Ascea (SA), Italy, Nov. 24-26, 2006 "Het Zijn worden. Over Parmenides' transformatieve filosofie", Alumni Dag, June 18, 2005, Leiden University "Wie is Orpheus?", Orpheus-theme evening organised by Bachvereniging, Nijmegen Concert Hall, Oct. 18, 2004 "Parmenides' Prooimion: 'drempel-strategieën'", Dutch and Belgian Hellenists Congres, Ravenstein, Nijmegen University "Parmenides' Prooimion: 'drempel-strategieën'", Stafdispuut, Leiden University "Cosmogony and Metamorphosis in the Presocratics", Masterclass 'Metamorphosis', master Richard Buxton, Leiden University Undergraduate teaching* *I have taught some of these courses together with other lecturers 2008-2009 University College, Utrecht, Humanities (in English) - HUM 142 Introduction to Western Philosophy Universiteit Utrecht, Filosofie (in Dutch) - Geschiedenis van de ethiek 2007-2008 University College, Utrecht, Humanities (in English) - HUM 142 Introduction to Western Philosophy Universiteit Utrecht, Filosofie (in Dutch) - Master course Physics and Cosmology in the Aristotelian tradition: BSCW
2006-2007 University College, Utrecht, Humanities - HUM 143 World Philosophies (in English) Universiteit Utrecht, Filosofie - Het Goede Leven: Antieke, Middeleeuwse en moderne deugdethiek (Filosofie studenten, Bachelor) 2005-2006 Universiteit Utrecht, Filosofie - Natuurfilosofie/ Philosophy of Nature (Philosophy students, Master - in English) Universiteit Leiden, Klassieke Talen - Overzicht Antieke Filosofie: van Thales tot Plato (Klassieke Talen studenten) 2004-2005 Universiteit Utrecht, Filosofie - Het Goede Leven: Antieke, Middeleeuwse en moderne deugdethiek (Filosofie studenten, Bachelor) Universiteit Leiden, Klassieke Talen - Klassieke Mythen en Thema's, responsiecollege (studenten uit alle disciplines) 2003-2004 Universiteit Leiden, Klassieke Talen - Klassieke Mythen en Thema's, responsiecollege (studenten uit alle disciplines) 2002-2003 Universiteit Leiden, Klassieke Talen - Presocratici & Plato (Klassieke Talen studenten) 2001-2002 Universiteit Leiden, Klassieke Talen - Presocratici (Klassieke Talen studenten) 2000-2001 Universiteit Leiden, Klassieke Talen - Grieks III (Plato, Laches) (Klassieke Talen studenten)
Website: http://chiararobbiano.net
Born
High school
KCVI (Kingston, Canada), 1989-1990
University Education
MA Philosophy (cum laude, con dignità di stampa), 1996
PhD Classics, Universiteit Leiden (the Netherlands), 2005
Jobs (see also below: Undergraduate teaching)
LECTURER and TEACHER WITH TUTORIAL TASKS, Utrecht University, University College
LECTURER, Utrecht University, Dept. of Philosophy
2005-2007
LECTURER, Utrecht University, Ancient Philosophy, Dept. of Philosophy
COORDINATOR WEB-BASED LEARNING, Leiden University, Faculty of Law
2003- 2005
LECTURER & COORDINATOR MINOR "Ancient Myths", Leiden University, Dept. of Classics
2004- 2005
FREELANCE TRANSLATOR, Dutch Italian, English Italian
1999- 2004
PhD FELLOW, Leiden University, Dept. of Classics
(from 2001) SECRETARY CAW (Center for Ancient Philosophy: Leiden, Utrecht, Leuven Universities)
1997- 1998
RESEARCHER Leiden University, scholarship Genoa University, Italy
1997
TRANSLATOR Russian Italian, German Italian
Publications
ROBBIANO, C., forthcoming, "Il poema di Parmenide come guida lungo la via verso la verità", in Gli Antichi e noi. Studi dedicati a Mario Battegazzore per il suo settantesimo compleanno.
ROBBIANO, C., 2009, "Aristoteles' geluk: 'niet kennis maar handelen' (ENI.1, 1095a6)", Lampas 42, 15-25.
ROBBIANO, C., 2008, "Attento alle opinioni: non ti condurranno alla verità! Ma imparale: sono utili e appropriate al loro oggetto", in Nestor-Luis Cordero (et al.), Parmenide scienziato?, a cura di
L.Rossetti e F.Marcacci, Akademia Verlag Sankt Augustin collection ELEATICA, vol. 1
ROBBIANO, C., 2007b, "Duas Fases Parmenídeas ao longo da Via para a verdade: Elenchos e Ananke" in Acerca do Poema de Parmênides: Estudos apresentados no I Simpósio Internacional OUSÍA de Estudos Clássicos. Rio de Janeiro 2006. Ed. Azougue. See online:
ANNALES DE PHILOSOPHIE CLASSIQUE, Numero 1 20007 www.ifcs.ufrj.br/~afc ISSN 1982-5323.
ROBBIANO, C., 2007, Review of: Desmond, W.D., The Greek Praise of Poverty. Origins of Ancient Cynicism, Notre Dame, Indiana 2006, in Classical Review Volume 57, Issue 02, October 2007, pp. 336-338.
ROBBIANO, C., 2006, Becoming Being. On Parmenides' transformative philosophy, St. Augustin (Academia Verlag).
Review: Elenchos XXVIII (2007) fasc. 1, Bibliopolis, 160-162;
Notice of my book: Long, A.A., 2008 "Presocratic Philosophy", Phronesis: A journal for Ancient Philosophy, Volume 53, Number 3 , pp. 290-302
Review:Curd, Patricia, Becoming Being (review) Classical World 101- 2, 2008, 268-269
Review:
Bryn Mawr Classical Review, Reviewed by Shaul Tor, Cambridge University
ROBBIANO, C., 2005, Becoming Being. On Parmenides' transformative philosophy, PhD Thesis, Leiden University.
Review of my dissertation: ANTW - 2007 nummer 2
ROBBIANO, C., 2005, Review of: Cordero, Néstor-Luis, By Being, It is. The Thesis of Parmenides, Las Vegas 2004, BMCR.
ROBBIANO, C., 2004, "Suspension of Disbelief in Parmenides' Poem" in Paratext. The Fuzzy Edges of Literature, Amsterdam.
ROBBIANO, C., 2003, Infestando come l'edera, in Atelier, n. 30, Juni 2003, 62-69: translation Dutch Italian of Met woeker als een vingerd: essay en gedichten van I.L. Pfeijffer.
ROBBIANO, C., 2001, Review of: GIOVANNI CERRI, Parmenide di Elea, Poema sulla natura, Milano 1999, in Mnemosyne, Vol. LIV, 2001, 599-607.
ROBBIANO, C., 1996, "Peithó: Persuasione, fiducia e arcaica passività", Sandalion 19, 21-32.
Lectures
2008
2007
"Filosofie van het Geluk: Aristoteles' visie", Amsterdam, CREA, Oct. 8, 2007
2006
"Due Fasi Parmenidee Lungo la Via verso la Verità: Elenchos ed Anankê,I Simpósio Internacional OUSÍA de Estudos Clássicos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 16-20, 2006
"Parmenides and the expectations of epic truth", Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association, Montreal, Canada, Jan. 8 20062005
2004
"Il poema di Parmenide come guida lungo la via verso la verità", Giornate di Studi Filosofici, Eleatica 2004, Ascea, Italy, Sept. 12-15, 2004
"Diogenes' quest for nature within the city walls", The Penn-Leiden Colloquia on Ancient Values III, City and Countryside in the Ancient Imagination, Leiden University, June, 3-5 20042003
"Suspension of Disbelief in Parmenides' Proem", International Congress 'Paratext', Amsterdam University
"Een nieuwe interpretatie van Parmenides' gedicht. Waarom?", Pallas Presentatie, Leiden University
"Constructing the public of Parmenides' Poem"; Masterclass 'Portraying the Public, master prof. Kathryn Morgan, NIA, Netherlands Institute Athens
"Parmenides' Poem: Rhetoric, Philosophy... and Anankê", Utrecht University, OIKOS presentation to prof. A.A. Long
"Prometheus en Pandora en de condition humaine", Vereniging Prometheus, Leiden 2002
2001
Lectures in:
- HUM 242 The desire to know
- HUM 245 World Ethics
- Westerse en niet Westerse filosofie
- ACC 101 Introduction to Academia
- Westerse en niet Westerse filosofie
- Master course Plato's Republic
- Inleiding in de Filosofie: Historisch, Deel I + coordination
- coordination of: Metafysica en Kennisleer I, 2008: BSCW
- HUM 142 Introduction to Western Philosophy (in English)
- Inleiding in de Filosofie: Historisch, Deel I (studenten uit alle disciplines)
- Geschiedenis van de Kentheorie 1(Filosofie studenten, Bachelor)
- Geschiedenis van de Metafysica 1 (Filosofie studenten, Bachelor)
- Inleiding in de Filosofie: Historisch, Deel I (studenten uit alle disciplines)
- Klassieke Mythen en Thema's, werkcollege (studenten uit alle disciplines)
- Klassieke Mythen en Thema's, werkcollege (studenten uit alle disciplines)
- Theorie en methode van wetenschappelijke interpretatie, met andere docenten (studenten uit alle disciplines)
- Grieks III (Plato, Laches) (Klassieke Talen studenten)
