Please join us for the next conference of the ESEMP: Rethinking the Narratives of Early Modern Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, 14-16 September 2022.
Have a look at the exciting program:
https://eventsignup.ku.dk/esemp2022/conference
Looking forward to welcoming you in Copenhagen!
Sabrina Ebbersmeyer
Call for papers
Workshop at the University of Copenhagen, 13 September 2022
The investigation of early modern philosophy has flourished and expanded tremendously over the last couple of decades. More and more hitherto neglected texts, topics, and names have become visible, enriching our knowledge of the past and shedding new light on the history of philosophy. Many of these findings encourage us to question traditional historiographical assumptions, such as linear accounts of the past and an exclusive focus on a few outstanding figures, schools of thought or national contexts. Moreover, digitalization has led to the development of innovative research methodologies. Still, many problems and issues remain to be addressed. All relate in one way or another to the underlying question: How do we tell the story of early modern philosophy?
ESEMP Young: New Perspectives on Early Modern Philosophy is a one-day workshop for graduate students who are developing new approaches to the history of early modern philosophy. The workshop is a prelude to the conference “Rethinking the Narratives of Early Modern Philosophy”, organized by the European Society of Early Modern Philosophy (ESEMP) in Copenhagen 14–16 September 2022.
The purpose of the workshop is to offer young researchers the opportunity to meet, present their work and exchange ideas. Throughout the workshop, senior researchers from ESEMP will also participate in the discussions and offer feedback. Additionally, all workshop participants are invited to join the conference after the workshop.
ESEMP Young is open for graduate students (MA and PhD level). Each participant will be expected to give a 20-minute presentation connected to the workshop’s overarching theme. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
Methodological and theoretical considerations
Subversive philosophical and intellectual movements
The Nordic context
Marginalized voices
Philosophy in different genres
Submissions
To apply to the workshop, please e-mail an abstract of around 300 words and a brief bio to Mathilda Amundsen Bergström (matilda.amundsen.bergstrom@lir.gu.se). Please use the heading ‘ESEMP Young abstract’.
The deadline for abstract submissions is 15 March 2022. Notice of acceptance will be given 1 April 2022.
Membership of the ESEMP is compulsory to present a paper at the workshop. (Reduced annual membership fee for students: 15 EUR). To become a member of the ESEMP, please use our application form or contact the Treasurer of the ESEMP, hubertus.busche@fernuni-hagen.de.
The European Society for Early Modern Philosophy invites submission of papers for presentation at the 6th international conference of the ESEMP:
Rethinking the Narratives of Early Modern Philosophy
University of Copenhagen, 14-16 September 2022
The investigation of early modern philosophy has flourished and expanded tremendously over the last couple of decades. More and more hitherto neglected texts, topics, and names become visible that enrich our knowledge of the past and shed new lights on the development of early modern philosophy. It thus becomes apparent that philosophy during the Early Modern period was a lively, multifaceted venture to which a great variety of people from diverse backgrounds and geographical regions contributed. At the same time, many of these findings encourage us to question common historiographical accounts. Traditional assumptions and conventions, such as linear accounts of the past, an exclusive focus on a few outstanding figures, or the neglect of women philosophers, are challenged and supplemented by alternative approaches. Still, many problems and issues remain unsolved and need to be addressed. All relate in one way or another to the underlying question: How do we tell the story of early modern philosophy?
This conference of the ESEMP addresses this and similar questions. Scholars working on early modern philosophy from all over Europe and beyond will share their ideas and discuss their various approaches, theses, and findings.
Keynotes speakers
Sections of the conference
Submissions
We invite submissions of research papers addressing all aspects of the conference topic. To submit, please email an abstract – between 500-700 words and anonymised for blind review – to Sabrina Ebbersmeyer (ebbersmeyer@hum.ku.dk). Please use ‘ESEMP 2022 abstract’ as the heading of your email. The email should contain the author’s details (name, position, affiliation, contact details) and the title of the section to which the proposal relates. Please use the PDF-file format for submission and render your text completely anonymous, allowing for blind refereeing.
The deadline for abstract submission is 31 January 2022.
Papers will be selected by the board of the ESEMP.
Notifications of acceptance will be made by 15 March 2022.
For each talk, there will be time for a 30-minute presentation, with about another 15 minutes for discussion. All accepted papers will be eligible in case of the publication of the proceedings.
Upon acceptance
Membership of the ESEMP is compulsory to present a paper at the conference. (Annual membership fee: 30 EUR, reduced annual membership fee: 15 EUR).
To become a member of the ESEMP, please use our application form or contact the Treasurer of the ESEMP, Hubertus.Busche@FernUni-Hagen.de.
What began as presentations to the ESEMP conference in London 2016 on Life and Death in Early Modern Philosophy, has just been published as a volume of essays by OUP (2021). Thanks to all the contributors and above all to Susan James for hosting the London conference and editing this great volume.
I am very happy to inform you that the next international conference of the ESEMP will take place in September next year at the University of Copenhagen:
Rethinking the Narratives of Early Modern Philosophy
6th International conference of the ESEMP
14-16 September 2022, University of Copenhagen
Conference description:
The investigation of early modern philosophy has flourished and expanded tremendously over the last couple of decades. More and more hitherto neglected texts, topics, and names become visible that enrich our knowledge of the past and shed new lights on the development of early modern philosophy. It thus becomes apparent that philosophy during the Early Modern period was a lively, multifaceted venture to which a great variety of people from diverse backgrounds and geographical regions contributed. At the same time, many of these findings encourage us to question common historiographical accounts. Traditional assumptions and conventions, such as linear accounts of the past, an exclusive focus on a few outstanding figures, or the neglect of women philosophers, are challenged and supplemented by alternative approaches. Still, many problems and issues remain unsolved and need to be addressed. All relate in one way or another to the underlying question: How do we tell the story of early modern philosophy?
This conference of the ESEMP addresses this and similar questions. Scholars working on early modern philosophy from all over Europe and beyond will share their ideas and discuss their various approaches, theses, and findings.
Sections of the conference:
More details about the conference including information about the call for paper will follow soon.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Copenhagen!
Sabrina Ebbersmeyer
The texts of the lectures and speeches that were presented at the 5th International Conference of the European Society for Early Modern Philosophy Libertas philosophandi. Freedom of Expression, Conscience and Thought in Modern Philosophy which was held from 9 to 11 September 2019 at the University of Bologna (Department of Philosophy and Communication Studies; Department of History Culture Civilization; International Center for Humanistic Studies «Umberto Eco») are now published in dianoia. Rivista di filosofia, vol. 31 (2020).
The Conference aimed to explore some facets and metamorphosis of the notion of Libertas philosophandi that was at the center of the seventeenth and eighteenth century European debate on the status and role of both science and philosophy: from Spinoza to Bayle, from Locke to Voltaire, from Wolff to Kant, Libertas philosophandi became one of the central issues in philosophy to be put in act and defended. Therefore, it assumed a paradigmatic value in various fields of inquiry, from scientific culture to social history, from utopian political movements to religious reforms, from the birth of public opinion to the defense of human rights.
The texts testify to the conceptual depth of the seventeenth-eighteenth-century debate as well as the relevance of the critical reflections on this notion. They return precious historical- philosophical evidences and fine analysis of thought: reading the past they suggest also intelligent strategies of defense and struggle for freedom that also have value for our present.
