February 2009

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On Friday, February 27, the Modern Philosophy Workshop presents:

Linda Zerilli | University of Chicago

10:30am | Stuart Hall | Rm 209

We will discuss her paper titled:

“From Willing to Judging: Hannah Arendt’s Copernican Revolution”

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

The paper will not be read during the workshop so please read the paper in advance.

>>>Download the paper: Zerilli Workshop paper [.doc]

On Friday, February 20, the Modern Philosophy Workshop presents:

Rafeeq Hasan | University of Chicago

10:30am | Stuart Hall | Rm 209

We will discuss his paper titled:

“Rousseau and the Attraction of Obligation”

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

The paper will not be read during the workshop so please read the paper in advance.

>>>Download the paper: Hasan workshop paper [.doc]

Hegel and German Idealism

Graduate Student Conference
University of Notre Dame
March 6-8

What:

This conference, sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, is designed to provide graduate students in philosophy and all areas of the humanities the opportunity to present research on issues related to the philosophical and historical roots, development, and impact of Hegel’s philosophy and German Idealism.

Keynote speakers:

Paul Franks, University of Toronto
Robert Brandom, University of Pittsburgh

When:

Friday, March 6th – Sunday March 8th, 2009

Where:

University of Notre Dame
McKenna Hall

For more information: Conference Website

2009 Midwest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy

May 2-3, 2009
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Submission Deadline

March 2, 2009

Guidelines

Abstracts welcome on any topic in early modern philosophy (broadly defined, ranging from late Renaissance philosophy to the Enlightenment). We particularly encourage proposals which consider early modern philosophy in relation to other related disciplines, such as theology, intellectual history and/or the history of science.

Please submit an abstract (of between 500 and 750 words) by March 2, 2009.

(Please note: Final papers should be approximately 45 minutes in reading length.)

Submissions

Abstracts should be sent by email to: mlaerke@uchicago.edu

More Information

For more information download the Call For Abstracts here.

On Friday, February 13, the Modern Philosophy Workshop presents:

Julie Cooper | University of Chicago

10:30am | Stuart Hall | Rm 209

We will discuss her paper titled:

“Spinoza’s Critique of Humility”

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

The paper will not be read during the workshop so please read the paper in advance.

>>>Download the paper: Cooper Workshop[.doc]