{"id":1651,"date":"2026-04-16T18:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/dev\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2026-05-04T03:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:45:28","slug":"professor-angie-hobbs-frsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/?p=1651","title":{"rendered":"Professor Angie Hobbs FRSA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n
\n
\"\"
\u00a9 George Archer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Angie Hobbs<\/strong> is Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy Emerita at the University of Sheffield. She gained a degree in Classics (First Class) and a PhD in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and her chief interests are in ancient philosophy and literature, and ethics and political theory from classical thought to the present, and she has published widely in these areas, including Plato and the Hero<\/em>; her most recent book for the general public is Why Plato Matters Now <\/em>(Bloomsbury 2025).  She contributes regularly to media around the world, including 27 appearances on In Our Time<\/em> on BBC Radio 4, and has made many TV and radio programmes and podcasts about ancient Greek philosophy and culture, including several on Marcus Aurelius. She works in a number of policy sectors, including the U.K. Civil Service, National Health Service and Health Research Authority.  She has spoken at the World Economic Forum at Davos, the Athens Democracy Forum, the Symi Symposium, the Houses of Parliament, the Scottish Parliament and Westminster Abbey, and been the guest on Desert Island Discs<\/em> and Private Passions.<\/em> She was a judge of the Man Booker International Prize 2019 and was on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council 2018-9 for Values, Ethics and Innovation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

We are delighted to announce that Professor Hobbs will be joining us as the keynote speaker for The Pluartis Symposium 2026<\/a>: The Philosophy Arena. From 20 to 22 August in the historic heart of Pula, Croatia, we will gather to explore our central theme: Architecture of the Soul: Building the Inner Citadel<\/em>. This year\u2019s edition bridges the gap between classical wisdom and contemporary challenges, offering a high-standard academic experience designed for professionals seeking deeper resilience and meaning in a fluid world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intellectual heart of the symposium features two exclusive keynote addresses by Prof. Hobbs that translate ancient wisdom into modern action. On 20 August, she will present \u201cWhy Plato Matters Now,\u201d<\/em> providing a profound introduction to Platonic ethics and the tripartite soul to ground our initial perspectives. The journey continues on 21 August with \u201cMarcus Aurelius and the Inner Citadel,\u201d<\/em> a session dedicated to practical Stoic strategies for cultivating modern resilience. Set against the restorative beauty of the Istrian coast, these keynotes provide the essential framework for our debates and the collective pursuit of the art of living.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Author of Why Plato Matters Now<\/em><\/a> (Bloomsbury). You can order here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/a>
\u00a9 Bloomsbury Publishing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

“Hobbs serves as our brilliant and critical guide: she does not merely assert that Plato helps us to think about an issue, but gives us the material to do this thinking for ourselves.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By<\/em> Emma Greensmith,\u00a0The Times Literary Supplement<\/strong><\/em> (April 17, 2026)
Read full review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit Angie Hobbs’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Angie Hobbs is Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy Emerita at the University of Sheffield. She gained a degree in Classics (First Class) and a PhD in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and her chief interests are in ancient philosophy and literature, and ethics and political theory from classical thought to the present, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"target_audience":[],"class_list":["post-1651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1651"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6957,"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1651\/revisions\/6957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1651"},{"taxonomy":"target_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pluartis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftarget_audience&post=1651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}