Philosophy in the Age of Euler: Science and Enlightenment
Royal Academy for Dutch Language and Literature (KANTL)
Koningstraat 18
Gent
Belgium
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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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July 7, 2013
13:00-14:30 Ursula Goldenbaum (Emory, Keynote): "Euler, an Enlightener? The Mathematician's Attitude Toward the Public Space"
14:30-15:00 Coffee and tea
15:00-16:15 Brian Hepburn (Aarhus): "Vis Viva, Conceptual Articulation, and Euler's Contribution to the Quiet Scientific Revolution"
16:15-16:45 Coffee and tea
16:45-18:00 Christian Leduc (Montréal): "Euler and the Reflexive Origin of the Idea of Space"
20:00 Dinner
July 8, 2013
09:45-10:15 Coffee and tea
10:15-11:30 Paola Rumore (Turin): "Euler's Refutation of Materialism"
11:30-13:15 Lunch 13:15-14:30 Erdmann Görg (Bochum): "A Change of Priority: The Connection Between Absolute Space and the Law of Inertia from Newton to Euler"
14:30-15:00 Coffee and tea
15:00-16:30 Brandon Look (Kentucky, Keynote): "Euler's Metaphysics and Physics"
Scientific Committee: Iulia Mihai & Eric Schliesser
All are welcome. Please rsvp by July 1, 2013 to Eric Schliesser ([email protected])
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