Dynamics and Reason: A Workshop on Du Châ\;telet and Kant
\nPaderborn University and online\, 9th&ndash\;10th February 2023
\nDespite a recent surge of scholarly interest in Du Châ\;telet\, we are far from adequately understanding many dimensions of her work and its influence. Kant&rsquo\;s relation to Du Châ\;telet raises particular challenges. He read her work and responded to it in his first publication on &ldquo\;Living Forces.&rdquo\; It remains unclear\, however\, to what extent he was influenced by other key features of her work\, such as her theory of space and time\, her distinctive version of idealism\, and her account of mathematical objects as partly dependent on our faculty of imagination. There is also the possibility of indirect influence on Kant and his contemporaries\, especially via participants in the 1740s &lsquo\;monad controversy&rsquo\; (which Kant engaged with in early works such as the Physical Monadology\, &lsquo\;Prize Essay\,&rsquo\; and Dreams of a Spirit-Seer).
\nThe Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists at Paderborn University now invites submissions on the work of Du Châ\;telet and Kant and on historical and conceptual connections between them. We also welcome submissions dealing with the intellectual context of these philosophers\, or with connecting figures such as Euler\, Maupertuis\, Formey\, and Kä\;stner. Other fruitful topics include\, but are not limited to: the theory of hypotheses\; matter theory and infinite divisibility\; the nature of fire and imponderable fluids\; the historical background to Kant&rsquo\;s Phoronomy\; the Kant&ndash\;Eberhard controversy\; and critical responses to Descartes and Cartesianism. Submissions from graduate students\, early-career researchers\, and underrepresented groups are especially encouraged.
\nThe authors of accepted submissions will be invited to contribute papers to an edited volume\, to be published by Springer.
\nConfirmed speakers so far include:
\nEmily Carson (McGill University)
\nKatherine Dunlop (University of Texas\, Austin)
\nHartmut Hecht (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences)
\nPlease send detailed abstracts (800&ndash\;1000 words)\, prepared for blind review\, to
\ncontact@historyofwomenphilosophers.org. Abstracts should include a short bibliography of up to five representative references. Please supply author name\, affiliation\, and contact information in the accompanying email.
\nThe extended deadline for all abstract submissions is now November 1. Abstracts will be evaluated by blind review. Notifications of acceptance will be made by September 15. Please direct any questions about submissions to Ruth Hagengruber (hagengru@upb.de) or Aaron Wells (wells@mail.upb.de).
\nOrganized by Prof. Ruth Hagengruber and Aaron Wells.
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