Vitalism in Early Modern Philosophy
Location: Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Dates: 29 - 30 March 2019
All are welcome to attend, but please RSVP to ml888@cam.ac.uk.
Conference program
Friday, March 29
| 12:00-1:00 |
Welcome and lunch in Emmanuel College |
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Session 1: Life and Perception Chair: Julia Borcherding (Cambridge) |
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| 1:00-2:30 |
Sarah Hutton (York): 'Life and Perception in Conway's Principia' Commentator: Rae Langton (Cambridge) |
| 2:30-4:00 |
John Grey (Michigan): 'Vitalism as an Evaluative Thesis: The Case Commentator: Jon Thompson (King's College London) |
| coffee break |
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| 4:30-6.00 |
Dan Garber (Princeton): 'Spiritualizing Matter: Perception and Commentator: Ariane Schneck (Bielefeld) |
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informal dinner and get-together |
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Saturday, March 30
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Session 2: Plastic Natures Chair: Matthew Leisinger (Cambridge) |
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| 9:00-10.30 |
Marleen Rozemond (Toronto): 'Cudworth's Plastick Natures' Commentator: Adrian Mihai (Cambridge) |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Paul Lodge (Oxford): 'Leibniz on Plastic Natures' |
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lunch |
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Session 3: Creation and the Soul Chair: John Marenbon (Cambridge) |
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| 1:00-2:30 |
Ruth Boeker (Dublin): 'Locke on Vital Union' Commentator: Matthew Leisinger (Cambridge) |
| 2:30-4:00 |
Jonathan Head (Keele): 'Conway on Vitalism, Creation and the Soul' Commentator: James Hutton (Cambridge) |
| coffee break |
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| 4:30-6:00 |
Jasper Reid (King's College London): 'Conway and Monads' Commentator: James Bryson (Cambridge) |
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conference dinner for speakers, commentators, and chairs |
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