BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260604T035144Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20130707T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20130708T180000 SUMMARY:Philosophy in the Age of Euler: Science and Enlightenment UID:20260604T044849Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Koningstraat 18\, Gent\, Belgium DESCRIPTION:

This workshop aims to bring together research on the sources\, reception\, and contents of Euler's philosophy. We welcome abstracts on any aspect of Euler's \; philosophy\, including his physics and theology as well as Euler's interlocutors. \;  \;

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Program:

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July 7\, 2013

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13:00-14:30 Ursula Goldenbaum \;(Emory\, Keynote): "Euler\, an Enlightener? The Mathematician's Attitude Toward the Public Space"

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14:30-15:00 Coffee and tea

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15:00-16:15 Brian Hepburn \;(Aarhus): "Vis Viva\, Conceptual Articulation\, and Euler's Contribution to the Quiet Scientific Revolution"

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16:15-16:45 Coffee and tea

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16:45-18:00 Christian Leduc \;(Montré\;al): "Euler and the Reflexive Origin of the Idea of Space"

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20:00 Dinner

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July 8\, 2013

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09:45-10:15 Coffee and tea

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10:15-11:30 Paola Rumore \;(Turin): "Euler's Refutation of Materialism"

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11:30-13:15 Lunch 13:15-14:30 Erdmann Gö\;rg \;(Bochum): "A Change of Priority: The Connection Between Absolute Space and the Law of Inertia from Newton to Euler"

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14:30-15:00 Coffee and tea

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15:00-16:30 Brandon Look \;(Kentucky\, Keynote): "Euler's Metaphysics and Physics"

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Scientific Committee: Iulia Mihai &\; Eric Schliesser  \;

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All are welcome. Please rsvp by \;July 1\, 2013 \;to Eric Schliesser (Eric.Schliesser@UGent.be)  \;

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Conference website: \;

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