The first meeting of the Brussels Seminar in Modern Philosophy will be held Wednesday 7 May 2014 at the Université libre de Bruxelles. The seminar aims at fostering interaction among junior and established scholars working in the history of modern philosophy (roughly from late scholasticism up to Kant). The languages of the seminar are English and French. Continue reading
Workshop “The Passions in Historical Perspective” (Princeton, 14-16 February)
The Department of Philosophy at Princeton University, in cooperation with the Center for Human Values and the Council in the Humanities is sponsoring a workshop on the Passions in Historical Perspective. Continue reading
CFP: “Ars Effectiva et Methodus: The Body in Early Modern Science and Thought” (Germany, 30 June – 1 July 2014)
Herzog August Library, Wolfenbüttel, 30 June – 1 July 2014. Organised by Karin Friedrich (Aberdeen) with the support of the Herzog August Library, Wolfenbüttel, the Aberdeen Humanities Fund/Hunter Caldwell Awards and the Centre for Early Modern Studies, University of Aberdeen (Scotland). Continue reading
Colloque franco-italien “Diderot et l’Italie” (Rome, 23-25 janvier 2014)
Società italiana di studi sul XVIII secolo ; Société française d’Étude du 18e siècle
Ce colloque est organisé avec la participation de Paris III-Sorbonne nouvelle (CIRCE, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur la Culture des Echanges, et EA 174 – Formes et idées de la Renaissance aux Lumières), et du CELLF17-18, UMR 8599 du CNRS et de l’Université Paris-Sorbonne), des universités Roma I-Sapienza et Roma II-Tor Vergata, avec le soutien de l’Accademia dei Lincei (Paolo Casini, membre honoraire de la Società italiana di studi sul XVIII secolo). Continue reading
CFA: Colloque international, “Voltaire philosophe” (Paris, 21-24 mai 2014)
Université de Paris-X Nanterre et Bibliothèque du Sénat
Nanterre, France
Thèmes: Voltaire lecteur des philosophes, Voltaire philosophe, Voltaire et la philosophie, Voltaire lu par les philosophes Continue reading
CFA: Locke Workshop (New York City, March 17-18, 2014)
Lehman College, CUNY
Bronx, NY
Keynote speaker: Kenneth Winkler (Yale)
Send abstracts (of no more than 500 words) for papers on any topic in John Locke’s philosophy to Jessica Gordon-Roth no later than October 1. Program announcement: November 15, 2013.
Website.
Contacts: Jessica Gordon-Roth and Benjamin Hill.
NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy: “Consciousness” (New York City, November 8-9, 2013)
This conference examines the development of the problem of consciousness from early modern philosophy to the present, exploring the evolution of formulations of the problem and of approaches to resolving it. By examining the work of philosophers of the past both in historical context and in relation to contemporary philosophical thinking, the conference allows philosophy’s past and present to illuminate one another. Continue reading
Conference: Leibniz Society of North America (Yale University, USA, October 18-20, 2013)
Yale University
Faculty Lounge, Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 211
New Haven, CT Continue reading
“Early Modern Philosophers and the Renaissance Legacy” (Munich, September 19-20, 2013)
Ludwig Maximilian University
Center for Advanced Studies
Seestrasse 13
Munich, Germany
Séminaire québécois en philosophie moderne (Sherbrooke, Québec, 26-28 septembre 2013)
Québec Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy / Séminaire québécois en philosophie moderne
Université de Sherbrooke, Bishop’s University, and North Hatley, QC (Hovey Manor)
Sherbrooke and North Hatley, Québec Continue reading
CFA : Descartes at Pacific APA (San Diego)
The newly-formed Descartes Society invites abstracts for 20-minute talks/papers to be given at the Pacific APA in San Diego in mid-April 2014. Send your abstract to: Roger Florka at rflorka@ursinus.edu. Deadline: September 20. Decision by mid-October.
CFP: Conference on Berkeley and the Three Dialogues (Dublin, 4-6 April 2014)
The Department of Philosophy, in collaboration with the College’s Research
Institute for the Humanities, the Long Room Hub, and with the assistance and
support of the International Berkeley Society is pleased to announce a
Conference on Berkeley and the Three Dialogues, to be held in the Long Room
Hub from Friday evening to Sunday evening, April, 4th-6th 2014. Continue reading
Master in modern and contemporary european philosophy (Luxembourg)
Cambridge Platonism Workshop (May 31-Jun 1st – University of Cambridge)
Cambridge Platonism: Reception and Influence.
To be held at Clare College, University of Cambridge on May 31st – June
1st. The program will run as follows: Continue reading
Scepticisme et pensée morale de Michel de Montaigne à Stanley Cavell (ENS, Paris, 31 mai et 1er juin 2013)
Colloque international organisé par Jean-Charles Darmon (UVSQ-IUF, dir. du CRRLPM), Philippe Desan (Université de Chicago) et Gianni Paganini (Université du Piémont oriental, Accademia dei Lincei, Rome) en collaboration avec l’équipe « Etats, Société, Religion » de l’UVSQ, Frédéric Worms et le CIEPFC de l’ENS, l’UMR CELLF (Paris-Sorbonne, CNRS)