The Florentine Symposium
A contest of ideas. A question for all time.
When
Dates:
Sun 20th of September 2026
4:00pm – 5:30pm AEST
Programme:
Play time – approx 90 mins
An afternoon of Renaissance
ideas, questions and drama
Cost: $20 ($15 Online)
Where
MacLaren Hall
Melbourne School of Philosophy
45 Riversdale Road
Hawthorn VIC 3122
Step back to 1490 and the court of Lorenzo de Medici.
In the spirit of the Plato’s Symposium, Florence’s greatest minds debate the nature of good government.
Humanist, Platonic, theocratic, or something more?
Who will prevail?
Will Machiavelli win the contest of ideas?
Or will Lorenzo’s wife Clarice who will sway the audience?
