The Body in Spinoza's Philosophy

Schedule

10:00a – 10:30a: Greetings

10:30a – 12:30p: Panel 1 – The Physics and Metaphysics of the Body

 “Galileo’s Influence on Spinoza’s Concepts of the Body,” Filip Buyse (Université

Paris 1 Panthéon – Sorbonne)

“The Problem of the Persistence of Identity in Spinoza’s Account of the Body,”

Sean Winkler (KU Leuven)

“The Dual Aspect of Finite Bodies in Spinoza’s Metaphysics,” Noa Shein (Ben-

Gurion University of the Negev)

12:30p – 1:30p: Lunch

1:30p – 2:50p: Panel 2 – The Experience of the Body

“Corporeality and Subjectivity in Spinoza’s Ethics: The Role of Imagination in

Historical Perspective,” Olivér István Tóth (Eötvös Loránd University)

“Spinoza’s Phenomenology of Bodily Affections,” Rudolf Bernet (KU Leuven)

2:50p – 3:00p: Short Break

3:00p – 4:20p: Panel 3 – The Politics of the Body

“The Body’s Capabilities, in Ethics 5p39,” Keith Green (East Tennessee State

University)

“Political Suicide: The Body of Spinoza’s Sovereign Has No Self-Preserving

Conatus,” Christopher Davidson (University of Arkansas at Little Rock)

4:20p – 4:40p: Long Break

4:40p – 6:10p: Keynote

“Spinoza’s Account of Agreement in Nature: From Physics to Politics,” Andrea

Sangiacomo (University of Groningen)

Response to Keynote, Herman De Dijn (KU Leuven)

6:30p – 7:30p: Drinks

7:30p – 9:00p: Dinner

 Information

The aim of this workshop is to facilitate a dialogue between researchers working in different areas of Spinoza’s philosophy by examining, comparing and assessing Spinoza’s different accounts of the body in his metaphysical, physical, ethical and political writings.  Registration for the workshop is free, but we ask that you fill out a registration form, which can be found on our website at https://hiw.kuleuven.be/eng/events/1516/thebodyinspinozasphilosophy.  Please fill it out and return it to us by email at [email protected] by 11 March 2016.  The workshop dinner is €25 for speakers and €45 for non-speakers.  Payment is to be made in person on the day of the workshop.  For any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the aforementioned email address.