Member of the Month

Ilyasse Ouanani

Ηλίας Σοφία εὖ πράττειν,

Member of the month, eh? An honour to be questioned, but not by me. Either you know me, you don’t know me, or you know of me. I don’t know which is better. I think this is a prime opportunity to say that Sophia really is something special, and it is of course the wonderful people that are part of it that make it so. It is you that make Sophia special, and I am beyond happy to be there to see it and wonder at it. If I talk too much at times, I apologise, but I would propose that it is because I “have been bitten… in the most painful way that one can be bitten: in my heart, or my soul, or whatever one is to call it, I am stricken and stung by philosophy.” (Plato’s Symposium 218a)

I thank you all for everything, always,
Ilyasse

We, the board, wanted to give a shout-out to Ilyasse, not only because he is an active and appreciated member, but especially because of his memorable seminar about Platonic love he gave during the first F.C. Sophia symposium of the year. Because of his enthusiasm and feeling in his speech we were all hooked and could not stop listening! This is why his election as Member of the Month is truly deserved!

Would you like to put someone in the spotlight? You can always send us a DM on Instagram or email us at fcsophia@gmail.com to nominate someone for the next Member of the Month 🙂