The Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW), and the University of Utrecht invite all PhD and Research Master students to register for the two-day course “Mind the Gap: (In)famous Oppositions in the History of Philosophy”, that will take place in Nunspeet on 12 and 13 May 2017.
Organizing university
Date(s)
Location
Type of activity
Type of activity
2,5
Primary target group
Application/registration deadline
24 April 2017
About the topic
What is lost when we sever philosophy and its history into opposing camps? Or does it actually help our understanding to classify authors as analytical versus continental, rationalist rather than empiricist, realists and nominalists, Aristotelians and Platonists? What conception of philosophy lies behind such oppositions?
Join us for an intensive, two-day exploration of these divides, study their historiographical implications, and to connect them to your own work. The venue, Hotel Veldenbos in Nunspeet, offers a relaxed and friendly atmosphere to get to know other PhD candidates and Research Master students. While this course is primarily tailored to those working in the History of Philosophy, those whose interests are not mainly in the History of Philosophy are also very welcome to participate.
Aim / objective
This course will concentrate on oppositions that have shaped the way we see the history of philosophy. In four workshops devoted to different periods in the history of philosophy, participants will explore and discuss how useful these oppositions really are and to what extent they ought to be treated with caution or discarded altogether.
Program
Friday 12 May
10.30-11.00 Registration / coffee
11.00-12.30 Workshop 1: Plato / Aristotle (Marije Martijn, Albert Joosse)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 Workshop 1 ctd
15.00-15.30 Coffee break
15.30-18.30 Workshop 2: Nominalism / Realism (Han Thomas Adriaenssen)
18.30 dinner
Saturday 13 May
9.00-12.00 Workshop 3: Rationalism / Empiricism (Han van Ruler)
12.00-13.30 Lunch
13.30-16.30 Workshop 4: Analytical / Continental (Andreas Vrahimis)
16.30-16.45 Wrap-up
Lecturers
* Marije Martijn, Vrije Universiteit (m.martijn@vu.nl)
* Albert Joosse, Universiteit Utrecht (l.a.joosse@uu.nl)
* Han Thomas Adriaenssen, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (h.t.adriaenssen@rug.nl)
* Han van Ruler, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (vanruler@fwb.eur.nl)
* Andreas Vrahimis, University of Cyprus (andreasvrahimis@gmail.com)
Required preparations
The participants are expected to read all the assigned literature, to participate actively in the discussions and, if they wish to earn credit, to write a short paper at the end of the course.
Certificate / credit points
2,5
Costs
For OZSW members and OIKOS members: 50 eur, which will cover meals, refreshments and accommodation for one night.
For others: 150 euro
Limited budget is available to financially support OZSW Research Master students living far away from Nunspeet. If you want to benefit from this travel support, please send a motivated request to secretariaat@ozsw.nl before Friday 21st, 2017.
Registration/application form
Organizers
This course is coordinated by Albert Joosse. For further information related to the contents of this course, please contact the coordinator at the following e-mail address: L.A.Joosse@uu.nl. For practical inquiries, please contact secretariaat@ozsw.nl.