2026 Schedule

PLEASE NOTE: While Martin Black is in Annapolis at St. John’s College, only courses May-Aug will be in-person as well as online: other courses will be on-line only (unless you happen to be in Annapolis…). All times below in AEST.

During this time (until May 2027), Membership of the ISP will be free and will still provide a 25% discount on all courses. Sign up here!

Our usual program will resume May 2027.

Summer 2026 (Jan-Feb)

The Basic Concepts of Modernity: An Introduction to the Work of Jacob Klein (Online: 2 meetings on SAT 2-3:30pm, 31 Jan and 7 FEB)

(Intermediate Ancient Greek) Reading Euripides’ Bacchae, Part III (Online: 6 meetings on SAT 9am, 24 JAN-28 FEB)

(Beginners Ancient Greek) Learning Greek with Plato, Part V (Online: 6 meetings on SAT 8am, 31 JAN-7 MAR)

Autumn 2026 (Mar-Jun)

The Fundamental Text of Philosophy: A Reading of Plato’s Republic (Online: 10 meetings, TBC)

Ancient Greek and the First Philosophers, Part I: The Discovery of Nature from Homer to Heraclitus (In person and online at the North Melbourne Library, 5 meetings on MON 7-9pm, on May 18, 25 and June 1, 15, and 22)

(Intermediate Ancient Greek) Reading Plato’s Apology of Socrates, Part I (Online: 6 meetings on SAT 9am, 21 MAR-25 APR)

(Beginners Ancient Greek) Learning Greek with Plato, Part VI (Online: 6 meetings on SAT 8am, 21 MAR-25 APR)

Winter 2026 (Jun-Jul)

Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra (In-person and online at the Kathleen Syme Library: 5 meetings on SAT 4-6pm; 20 JUN - 25 JUL)

Ancient Greek and the First Philosophers, Part II: Nature, Being and Dialogue from Parmenides to Plato (In person and online at the North Melbourne Library, MON 7-9pm, 29 June to 27 July)

(Intermediate Ancient Greek) Reading Plato’s Apology of Socrates, Part II (Online: 6 meetings on THU 7-9pm, from 21 MAY-25 JUN)

(Intermediate Ancient Greek) Reading Plato’s Meno, Part I (Online: 6 meetings on TUE 6:30-8:30pm, from 19 MAY-23 JUN)

(Advanced Ancient Greek) Ancient Greek Syntax and Plato’s Phaedrus (In person intensive, TBC)

Spring 2026 (Aug-Nov)

Ancient and Modern Science: Aristotle’s Physics and Bacon’s New Organon (Online: SUN, 10:30-11am, TBC)

(Intermediate Ancient Greek) Reading Plato’s Apology of Socrates, Part II (Online: 6 meetings on SAT 9am, TBC)

(Intermediate Ancient Greek) Reading Plato’s Meno, Part II (Online: 6 meetings on SAT 9am, TBC)

Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Online; TBC)