Since Aristotle, preceptors elevate minds to the summits. Otium continues the path.
Preceptorship finds its origins at the heart of Ancient Greece and Rome — where the relationship between master and disciple founded not only learning but also ascension. A tutelary figure, the preceptor embodied the art of transmission.
ɸ In Athens, Aristotle, preceptor of Alexander, did not merely teach a corpus of knowledge, he forged a destiny;
ɸ in Rome, the grammaticus prepared men to hold their rank in the city, through speech, ethics and style.
At OTIUM, preceptorship is built on two cardinal pillars:
ɸ I. — Excellence — Academic, intellectual or professional.
ɸ II. — Freedom — Each Praeceptor dispenses their Knowledge sovereignly.
To embody this exacting vocation, Privileges are conferred upon Praeceptor:
ɸ Freedom of transmission
Each Praeceptor determines their editorial line and the conditions of access to their teachings, in complete Freedom, whether freely or with remuneration.
ɸ Editorial sanctuary
An Academy fashioned in your image, a setting for your Lectio and Adventus.
ɸ Exigence of excellence
Your teachings address a cultivated, demanding and engaged audience.
ɸ Support and assistance
Otium Exedra orchestrates with you the formatting of your teachings.
Preceptorship demands more than knowledge. It requires an interior disposition; a fidelity to one's own haughty murmurs. To engage in it is to pursue the path of one's own ascension. It is to recognize, through accomplished wandering, a frequentation of the high summits to extract one's singularity.
The role of Praeceptor is open to those whose journey testifies to excellence in transmission, reflection or intellectual direction — professors, lecturers, agrégés or researchers.
The application file consists of the following elements, to be attached to your submission:
ɸ α. a curriculum vitae;
ɸ β. three recent publications — if applicable — freely chosen;
ɸ γ. the envisaged theme for your first Lectio, accompanied by a brief description; as well as
ɸ δ. a tutelary figure or a quotation that accompanies you.
Each application is considered with singular attention. This stage aims to discern an affinity between the House and the one who engages with it. The stages are as follows:
ɸ α. submission of the application file;
ɸ β. confidential reading by the OTIUM Editorial Committee;
ɸ γ. if applicable, a dialogue with one of the Committee members may be proposed; and finally
ɸ δ. in case of designation: delivery of a unique access code granting the right to found your own Academy.
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