Monthly Archives: May 2013

Virgil in the Trecento: Boccaccio and His Circle

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 18, 2013

Virgil in the Trecento: Boccaccio and His Circle A one-day international colloquium to be held on 15 October 2013 at the Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere e Arti, Mantua, Italy Proposals are invited for papers in English or Italian, of no more than 30 minutes’ duration, on any aspect of the place of Virgil […]

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Join the New ISIH Facebook Group

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 18, 2013

Please consider joining the International Society for Intellectual History’s Facebook page for more information on upcoming events. Members of the group can post upcoming events and query community members for information on all aspects of intellectual history.

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Philosophy and Knowledge in the Renaissance: Interpreting Aristotle in the Vernacular

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 17, 2013

Philosophy and Knowledge in the Renaissance: Interpreting Aristotle in the Vernacular London, The Warburg Institute, 21-22 June 2013 This event is free and open to all. Furthermore, we are pleased to inform that PhD students and early career researchers who wish to attend the colloquium are invited to apply for reimbursement of their travel and/or accommodation expenses (up […]

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Final Programme Now Available: The Importance of Learning

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 16, 2013

The final programme for the 2013 conference of the International Society for Intellectual History, The Importance of Learning: Liberal Education and Scholarship in Historical Perspective, is now available to download on the conference webpage.

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Quest of the Heart: an International Conference on Affective Knowledge

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 13, 2013

Quest of the Heart: an International Conference on Affective Knowledge 2-3 June 2013. The conference will be held in room B18 (basement) of Birkbeck College, Malet Street (entrance via Torrington square). Entrance is free and all are welcome. Please contact Minna Koivuniemi for more information. Speakers: Tim Riggs, “Proclus on demonic mediation”; Stephen Clucas, “Affective states in the […]

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Final Registration Reminder: The Importance of Learning

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 13, 2013

Please note that registration for the 2013 Conference of the International Society for Intellectual History, The Importance of Learning: Liberal Education and Scholarship in Historical Perspective (5-7 June, Princeton University), will close on Monday, 20 May. For more details, including the programme and travel information, and to register, please see the conference webpage. Registration is free.

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EMPHASIS Seminar: 18 May 2013

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 11, 2013

The next EMPHASIS seminar will take place on 18 May 2013 in Room 261 (Senate House, University of London) from 2.00-4.00 pm. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, please see the EMPHASIS website. Speaker: Eric Jorink (Huygens Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis): ‘Johannes Swammerdam, Nicolaus Steno and Spinoza’s Deus sive natura’. The purpose of EMPHASIS (Early […]

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4th Bucharest Colloquium in Early Modern Science

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 7, 2013

Experiments and the Arts of Discovery in Early Modern Europe 12-14 May 2013 Center for the Logic, History and the Philosophy of Science. Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest Program: Sunday, May 12, 2013 Chair: Dana Jalobeanu (Bucharest) 09:30-10:30    Peter Anstey (Sydney), Experimental natural history (keynote lecture) 10:30-11:00    Coffee Break 11:00-12.00    Sergius Kodera (Vienna), The […]

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Conference: Translation and the Circulation of Knowledge in Early Modern Science

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 1, 2013

TRANSLATION AND THE CIRCULATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN EARLY MODERN SCIENCE 28 June 2013 at the Warburg Institute, London. In recent decades, scholars have offered myriad new insights into the exchange and propagation of scientific ideas in the early modern Republic of Letters. Within this vibrant field, however, the part played by translation and translators remains […]

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