Faces of Error in Early Modern Thought. From Bacon to Leibniz

International Conference
"Faces of Error in Early Modern Thought. From Bacon to Leibniz"
Venice (Italy), March 20-21, 2014
University Ca’ Foscari Venice – Department of Philosophy and Cultural
Heritage

THURSDAY, MARCH 20
Aula Baratto, Ca’ Foscari
2:30. Welcome
Introduction by Emanuela Scribano.
Chair: Denis Kambouchner
2:45–3:45. Denis Moreau (Nantes): “Croisement, permutation: sur un schéma
récurrent d’explication de l’erreur dans les philosophies de l’âge
classique”.
3:45–4:45. Daniel Garber (Princeton): “Fact, Fiction and Error in Bacon and
the Royal Society”.
5:00–6:00. Gianni Paganini (Piemonte Orientale): “Significato ed errore in
Hobbes”.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21
Aula Milone, Palazzo Malcanton-Marcorà
Chair: Daniel Garber
9:00–10:00. Emanuela Scribano (Ca’ Foscari Venice): “Cartesio e l'errore:
dalla fisiologia alla teodicea”.
10:00–11:00. Denis Kambouchner (Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne): “L’analyse
morale de l’erreur chez Pierre Nicole”.
11:15–12:15. Delphine Kolesnik-Antoine (ENS-Lyon): “Imagination et erreur
chez Malebranche”.
12.15–1.15. Filippo Mignini (Macerata): “Del diritto all’errore in Spinoza”.

Chair: Gianni Paganini
3:00–4:00. Matteo Favaretti Camposampiero (Ca’ Foscari Venice): “D’où vient
qu’on juge? Leibniz on the Ultimate Origin of Error”.
4:00–5:00. Stefano di Bella (Milano): “Between Descartes and Spinoza.
Leibniz on Error”.
5:15–6:15. Mariangela Priarolo (Ca’ Foscari Venice): “Le conseguenze
dell’errore. Alcuni presupposti della riflessione di Leibniz sulla
tolleranza”.

Attendance is free.
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