The Ghent Early Modern Philosophy Seminar

 

2010-2011

 

The Ghent early modern research seminar started last fall with the aim of reading Aristotle into / vs. early modern texts. It will continue in the second semester with sessions on late scholastics and early modern authors (Suárez, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz).

Researchers are invited to participate. Any topic related to early modern philosophy is welcome, though note that the seminar has a focus on the history of science in the period. 

 

Conveners: Lucian Petrescu & Jo van Cauter

Place: Usually in Blandijnberg 2, room 210, Ghent

 

Students are welcome. Please email us beforehand if you wish to attend at  and/or Jo.VanCauter@UGent.be.

 

Current seminar:

May 13th, 19:00

Leibniz, Principles of Philosophy (La Monadologie), 1714. 

English translation by Bennet, Original French, Latin version of the Acta eruditorum 

N.B.! Location for this one is secret, so please register if you want to attend. 

 

Past seminars:

March 11th, 16:00

Spinoza II. The Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect

January 28, 16:00

Substance III. Aristotelianism in Spinoza's presentation of Descartes.

Text: Spinoza: Cogitata Metaphysica, the Appendix to The Principles of Cartesian Philosophy

Get text here. 

 

 

October 29, 16:00 Substance I. On forms   Aristotle, Categories, 5 Metaphysics Z, 1-17 Metaphysics H, 1-6 We will follow Ross's translation, here.	November 12, 16:00 Substance II. On modes   Descartes, Principles of Philosophy, I, §§ 51-59 Letter to Regius, January 1642 Spinoza, Ethics, Ip 12-28 We will follow CSM for Descartes and Curley for Spinoza.
November 26, 16:00   Change I. On “coming to be” Physics, Book I, 1, 7-9  (here) On Generation and Corruption, Book I (here)