First Meeting of the Spinoza Society of Canada: Current Debates and Ongoing Research
CPA Congress 2016, University of Calgary
Scurfield Hall, Room 268
June 1, 2016
Recent scholarly interest in Spinoza has been increasing in both volume and notoriety. As a result of this increased interest, we have founded the Canadian Spinoza Society to promote and connect Canadian English and French-language research and scholars with each other and the rest of the world. In this spirit, the symposium will present papers in both languages, from both Canadian and American scholars. These papers will cover topics in Spinoza’s ethics, method, metaphysics, physics, politics, and psychology, as well the interrelations between these domains, which are a key characteristic of Spinoza’s unique contribution to the history of philosophy, and which help highlight his continuing value today.
Participants and affiliations:
Ericka Tucker (Marquette University)
Karolina Hübner (University of Toronto)
Torin Doppelt (Queen’s University)
Alexandre Rouette (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)
Sarah Kizuk (Marquette University)
Oberto Marrama (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)
Schedule:
14:00 – 14:40: Ericka Tucker: Power and Freedom in Spinoza’s Democratic Theory
14:40 – 15:20: Karolina Hübner: Spinoza on Expression
15:30 – 16:00: Torin Doppelt: Spinoza’s Seemingly Absurd Love of God
16:00 – 16:30: Alexandre Rouette: Le concept de « corpora simplicissima » dans la physique spinoziste
16:30 – 17:00: Sarah Kizuk: Bodies in Spinoza’s Metaphysical Theory of Individuation: Fixed Movement and the Drive to Persevere in Being
17:00 – 17:30: Oberto Marrama: Common notions and common properties in Spinoza’s theory of knowledge
Please see attached document for full information: First Meeting of the Spinoza Society of Canada (Schedule)
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