upcoming workshops / conferences / etc at uc san diego on the history of philosophy
modern philosophy graduate conference — may 19-20 2022
9:30am-6pm pacific / contact leo moauro and/or jacob zellmer
thurs may 19: keynote by kristin primus (uc berkeley), ‘spinoza on common notions’
fri may 20: keynote by marie jajasekera (csu long beach), ‘self-government in astell’
full schedule here [link]
spinoza on freedom — may 18-19 2021
9am-4pm pacific time / contact don rutherford for zoom links
tues may 18
9am – matthew kisner (south carolina) – ‘spinoza on the freedom of reasoning: uncommon notions’
1030am – justin steinberg (cuny/brooklyn) – ‘spinoza on bondage and the problem of moral reform’
1pm – sanem soyarslan (nc state) – ‘are there two ethical projects in the ethics?’
230pm – kristin primus (uc berkeley) – ‘feeling freedom’
weds may 19
9am – mogens laerke (cnrs paris) – ‘spinoza on command and counsel: democracy, consensus, and collegiality’
1030am – erica tucker (marquette) – ‘from individual to collective freedom: the development of spinoza’s theory of power’
1pm – hasana sharp (mcgill) – ‘freedom and domination in spinoza’
230pm – michael rosenthal (toronto) – ‘spinoza and the problem of the turkish state: the endurance of a despotic regime and the possibility of religious toleration’
flyer [pdf]