FOUNDED IN 2026 · The Sociedad de Estudios Filónicos
The Sociedad de Estudios Filónicos
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About Us
An international academic society
The Sociedad de Estudios Filónicos brings together specialists from around the world to study the work of Philo of Alexandria, a first-century Jewish philosopher whose thought is central to understanding the Hellenistic-Roman world.
Born out of the sustained work of researchers from Argentina, Europe and North America, the Society aims to foster collaborative networks, promote scholarly publication and organise academic meetings of international standing.
Philo of Alexandria occupies a singular position in the history of ancient thought: his philosophy integrates Jewish tradition, Platonic thought and Greek rhetoric into a corpus that continues to be the subject of active research in classical philology, ancient philosophy and biblical studies.
OUR FOCUS AREAS
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Philological and philosophical research
Critical analysis of the Philonic corpus: the Greek text, manuscript tradition, sources and reception in Late Antiquity.
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Publications and scholarly dissemination
Edition of proceedings, collected studies, abstract collections and open-access journals.
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Training and academic events
International congresses, thematic colloquia, seminars and doctoral workshops.
THEMATIC LINES
Research Areas
The Society organises its activities around interdisciplinary thematic clusters that run across the Philonic corpus.
Philology and textual criticism
Critical edition of Philo's Greek text, manuscript analysis, translations and the Armenian and Latin textual traditions.
Philosophy and ancient thought
Philo's relationship with Middle Platonism, Stoicism and Neopythagoreanism. Allegory, logos and theology.
Biblical exegesis and Jewish tradition
Allegorical interpretation of the Pentateuch, relationship with Hellenistic Judaism and rabbinic thought.
Greek legal sources
Greek law in the classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods. The relationship between law and philosophy in the ancient world.
Reception and Patristic heritage
Philo's influence on the Church Fathers, late Neoplatonism and mediaeval philosophy.
Interdisciplinary studies
Ancient history, archaeology, gender studies, rhetoric and iconography of the Alexandrian world.