3rd Stuttgart-Chicago Conference: Classical German and Early Analytic Philosophy

For some time, Classical German and Early Analytic Philosophy seemed to represent two fundamentally different schools of thought. However, a more profound analysis reveals a continuity in their philosophical explorations. Both paradigmatic authors of Classical German Philosophy, such as Kant and Hegel, as well as pioneers of Analytic Philosophy, such as Frege and Wittgenstein, engaged deeply with questions about the nature of thinking, the role of language for thought, the feasibility of a science of logic beyond mathematical boundaries, and the complex interplay between thought and being.

The graduate conference aims to promote dialogue among early career scholars on the historical and systematic connections between Classical German Philosophy (especially the works of Kant and Hegel) and Early Analytic Philosophy. The conference will focus on the continuing relevance of both traditions of thought for systematic problems in current philosophical discussion. This year, the conference shall focus on paradigmatic topics such as the nature of logic as a philosophical inquiry of thought, the relation between logical forms and the sensible aspect of experience, the philosophical comprehension of the conditions for action and right, and the integration between the forms of subjective thought and the objective world.

The conference is hosted by the Chair of Philosophy and History of Philosophy at the University of Stuttgart (Christian Martin). Several senior scholars, including James Conant (Chicago), Matthias Haase (Chicago), and Marvin Tritschler (Stuttgart), will participate in the event as discussants. The program can be accessed on the conference website: tinyurl.com/yevnhuft

Young scholars interested in the conference topic are very welcome to participate as listeners and discussants. To attend, please register by writing to Thomas Dittler at [email protected].

Organization: James Conant, Thomas Dittler, Christian Martin & Ana Vieyra