The Role of Leibniz in Heidegger's Metaphysical Decade

Steven Crowell (Rice University)

For the third meeting of SIPHOP, we invite papers that explore the philosophical significance of early modern philosophy in the development of phenomenology.  Submissions on Kant will be considered, but because Kant has been the focus of previous seminars, preference will be given to papers focusing on other figures.  Husserl’s and Heidegger’s various engagements with Descartes and Kant are clear choices, but papers dealing with less obvious topics and lines of influence are also welcome—Scheler’s Pascalian inheritance, e.g., or Husserl’s indebtedness to Hume.  Presenters will have approximately 45 minutes to read, followed by 30 minutes of discussion.  Completed papers should consequently be 4500-5000 words, excluding notes.  Please send abstracts of no more than 750 words prepared for blind review to James D. Reid ([email protected]) by 25 July 2014 (extended!).  Steven Crowell (Rice) is this year’s keynote speaker, and there will be slots for 6-8 additional papers.  The meeting will be held at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, 20-21 September 2014.