Monthly Archives: May 2014

2014 Schmitt Prize: Winning Essay Announced

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 28, 2014

The International Society for Intellectual History is pleased to announce the winner of the 2014 Charles Schmitt Prize. The Prize was awarded to Daniel Bessner for his essay, ‘Murray Rothbard, Political Strategy, and the Making of Modern Libertarianism in the 1970s’. The winning essay will be published in Intellectual History Review, in due course. The judges […]

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Intellectual Hinterlands: Final Registration Reminder

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 26, 2014

Intellectual Hinterlands: Final Registration Reminder Please note that registration for the 2014 Conference of the International Society for Intellectual History, Intellectual Hinterlands, will close on 2 June 2014. All participants, whether speaking or otherwise, are required to register under the appropriate category before this date, as cash and cards will not be accepted at the door. Please click […]

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2013 Schmitt Prize: Winning Essay Announced

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 13, 2014

The International Society for Intellectual History is pleased to announce the winner of the 2013 Charles Schmitt Prize. The Prize was awarded to Marine Picon of the Institut d’Histoire de la Pensée Classique, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, for her essay “’The summulists’ disputes de constantia subjecti’: the young Leibniz and his teachers on eternal […]

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Intellectual Hinterlands: Registration Reminder

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 4, 2014

Intellectual Hinterlands: Registration Reminder Please note that registration for the 2014 Conference of the International Society for Intellectual History, Intellectual Hinterlands, will close on 2 June 2014. All participants, whether speaking or otherwise, are required to register under the appropriate category before this date, as cash and cards will not be accepted at the door. […]

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EMPHASIS Seminar: 10 May 2014

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 4, 2014

The next EMPHASIS seminar will take place on 10 May 2014 in Room G37 (1st floor, Senate House, University of London) from 2.00-4.00 pm. The speaker will be Daniel Stolzenberg (University California  Davis): ‘A Spanner and His Works: Athanasius Kircher and the Republic of Letters’. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, please see the EMPHASIS website. The purpose of EMPHASIS (Early Modern Philosophy and […]

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Conference: Music, Emotions and Well-being

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 2, 2014

Music, Emotions and Well-being: historical and scientific perspectives 20 June 2014, Queen Mary University of London Music is commonly treated as an emotional stimulant that can calm, console or energise. That music can and frequently does contribute to an individual’s sense of well-being is commonly accepted. This relationship between music, the emotions and well-being has […]

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PhD Fellowship in Philosophy at the University of Ca’ Foscari (Venice)

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 2, 2014

PhD Fellowship in Renaissance Philosophy at the University of Ca’ Foscari (Venice) The University of Ca’ Foscari (Venice) is announcing a PhD fellowship in Philosophy within the field of vernacular Aristotelian physics in Renaissance Italy. The Fellowship arises from an ERC Starting Investigator Grant that has just gotten underway between the Universities of Ca’ Foscari […]

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Spanish Language & Culture University Courses & Programs in Granada

By James A T Lancaster | Published: May 1, 2014

Spanish Language & Culture University Courses & Programs in Granada, Spain Language Training The International Centre of Higher Learning has been offering Spanish Language and Culture courses and programs in Granada, Spain since 1986. Faculty members have a wide experience and are fully qualified, with master’s degrees in Philology and Applied Linguistics. In addition all have […]

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