Modern Philosophy Workshop » Early Modern http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil The workshop is a forum for graduate students and faculty from various departments to engage with Modern thinkers. The meetings are devoted to a discussion of papers by visiting speakers and graduate students from philosophy, divinity, social thought and other departments. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:42:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Midwest Seminar Schedule | May 2-3 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2009/04/28/midwest-seminar-in-early-modern-philosophy-may-2-3/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2009/04/28/midwest-seminar-in-early-modern-philosophy-may-2-3/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:35:42 +0000 cntodd http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/?p=254 Midwest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

2-3 MAY 2009

Organizing Committee:

Daniel Garber (Princeton University)

Lea Schweitz (Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago)

Mogens Lærke (University of Chicago)

All sessions will take place in

The Franke Institute conference room in the Regenstein Library

Saturday 2 May

12.00-13.15

Ohad Nachtomy (Bar Ilan University) “…nisi… Deus existeret, nihil possibile foret.” Leibniz and Kant on Possibility and Existence

13.15-14.30

Marcy Lascano (University of California, Long Beach)Leibniz and Kant on Creation and Emanation

Break

15.00-16.15

Joseph Tinguely (New School of Social Research)What is Orientation not in Thinking? A Reconsideration of Kant and the Role of Feelings in Knowledge

16.15-17.30

Jeffrey K. McDonough (Harvard University)Leibniz’s Meta-Conciliatory Account of Substance

Break

17.45-19.00

Eric Stencil (University of Wisconsin-Madison)Arnauld’s Actualism

20.00. Conference Dinner

Sunday 3 May

9.00-10.15

Fatima R. R. Evora (State University of Campinas) and Marcio A. D. Custodio (Princeton University)The Concept of Matter in Philoponus and its Repercussions in the Beginning of Modern Science

10.15-11.30

Eric Schliesser (Leiden University)Newtonian Emanation, Measurement and the Baconian Origins of the Laws of Nature

Light Lunch

12.45-14.00

Lynn S. Joy (University of Notre Dame)Dispositions and Intentionality in Boyle, Newton, and Hume

* For further information, please contact Mogens Lærke on mlaerke@uchicago.edu

]]> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2009/04/28/midwest-seminar-in-early-modern-philosophy-may-2-3/feed/ 0 Midwest Seminar Call For Abstracts http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2009/02/13/midwest-seminar-call-for-abstracts/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2009/02/13/midwest-seminar-call-for-abstracts/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:47:35 +0000 cntodd http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/?p=214 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.

]]> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2009/02/13/midwest-seminar-call-for-abstracts/feed/ 0 Julie Cooper | Friday, February 13 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2009/02/09/julie-cooper-friday-february-13/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2009/02/09/julie-cooper-friday-february-13/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:52:35 +0000 cntodd http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/?p=209 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]

]]> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2009/02/09/julie-cooper-friday-february-13/feed/ 0 Midwest Seminar – Fall 2008 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/10/31/midwest-seminar-fall-2008/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/10/31/midwest-seminar-fall-2008/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:12:08 +0000 cntodd http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/?p=99 The Fall meeting of the Midwest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy

November 7-9, 2008

Marquette University in Milwaukee

The conference will begin with a talk by Thomas Lennon and Julia Walsh (UWO) on Friday afternoon, and then will continue with six talks on Saturday and four talks on Sunday.

For a schedule and abstracts of the talks, visit http://midwestseminar2008.googlepages.com/home

Because there will be a dinner on Saturday night and talks on Sunday, visitors should consider spending the night on Saturday. If you are interested in staying one or two nights, contact Tim Crockett to arrange rooms in University Housing (around $60 for the night).

If you have any questions, please contact Tim Crockett at timothy.crockett@marquettte.edu.

>>> Download the Midwest Seminar schedule

]]> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/10/31/midwest-seminar-fall-2008/feed/ 0 Thomas Pavel | Friday, May 30 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/05/27/thomas-pavel-friday-may-30/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/05/27/thomas-pavel-friday-may-30/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 13:38:22 +0000 cntodd http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/05/27/thomas-pavel-friday-may-30/ book.jpgThis Friday, May 30, the Early Modern Philosophy Workshop presents,

together with the 18th & 19th Century Cultures Workshop:

Thomas Pavel | University of Chicago

10:30am | Stuart Hall | Rm 209

Pavel will present his talk titled:

“What the Early Modern Novel Can Tell Philosophers”

There is no paper to read in advance.

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

]]> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/05/27/thomas-pavel-friday-may-30/feed/ 0 Scott Ferguson | Friday, May 2 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/28/scott-ferguson-friday-may-2/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/28/scott-ferguson-friday-may-2/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:15:36 +0000 cntodd http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/28/scott-ferguson-friday-may-2/ spinoza-5.jpgThis Friday, May 2, the Early Modern Philosophy Workshop presents:Scott Ferguson | University of Chicago

10:30am | Stuart Hall | Rm 209

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

We will discuss his paper:

“On Spinoza’s Identification of Appetite and Desire”

The paper will not be read during the workshop so please read the paper in advance. For a copy of the paper, e-mail cntodd@uchicago.edu.

]]> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/28/scott-ferguson-friday-may-2/feed/ 0 Alex Anderson | Friday, April 25 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/22/alex-anderson-friday-april-25/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/22/alex-anderson-friday-april-25/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:25:00 +0000 cntodd http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/22/alex-anderson-friday-april-25/ DescartesThis Friday, April 25, the Early Modern Philosophy Workshop presents:

Alex Anderson | University of Chicago

10:30am | Stuart Hall | Rm 209

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

We will discuss his paper:

“The Principle of Sufficient Reason in the Proofs of God’s Existence in Avicenna, Descartes, and Spinoza”

The paper will not be read during the workshop so please read the paper in advance. For a copy of the paper, e-mail cntodd@uchicago.edu.

]]> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/22/alex-anderson-friday-april-25/feed/ 0 Dan Kaufman | Friday, April 4 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/01/dan-kaufman-friday-april-4/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/01/dan-kaufman-friday-april-4/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:11:02 +0000 cntodd http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/01/dan-kaufman-friday-april-4/ descartes-small-2This Friday, April 4, the Early Modern Philosophy Workshop presents:

Dan Kaufman | University of Colorado, Boulder

10:30am | Stuart Hall | Rm 209

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

We will discuss his paper:

“Understanding the Real Distinction Between Descartes’ Corporeal Substances”

The paper will not be read during the workshop so please read the paper in advance. For a copy of the paper, e-mail cntodd@uchicago.edu.

]]> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/04/01/dan-kaufman-friday-april-4/feed/ 0 Lea Schweitz | Friday, Feb. 29 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/02/25/lea-schweitz-friday-feb-29/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/02/25/lea-schweitz-friday-feb-29/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:58:54 +0000 cntodd http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/earlymodphil/2008/02/25/lea-schweitz-friday-feb-29/ LeibnizThis Friday, February 29, the Early Modern Philosophy Workshop presents:

Lea Schweitz | University of Chicago

We will discuss her paper (distributed in advance):

“Leibniz on the Species Problem in the New Essays, or the Trouble With Changelings, Sea-pigs, Brutes, and Beasts”

The workshop will take place at 10:30 – 12:00pm in Stuart Hall Rm 209

Coffee & Snacks will be served

For a copy of the workshop paper, please e-mail cntodd@uchicago.edu

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