Monthly Archives: March 2017

International Workshop on Grotius and His Place in the History of Moral and Political Philosophy

By James A T Lancaster | Published: March 15, 2017

International Workshop on Grotius and His Place in the History of Moral and Political Philosophy 5-6 April 2017, Institute of Philosophy in Leuven You are kindly invited to the international workshop on Grotius and His Place in the History of Moral and Political Philosophy, which shall take place at the Institute of Philosophy in Leuven (Belgium) on 5 […]

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CFP: Republicanism in the History of Political Philosophy and Today

By James A T Lancaster | Published: March 15, 2017

CFP: Republicanism in the History of Political Philosophy and Today (3rd Biennial Ideas in Politics Conference) 3-4 November 2017, Charles University, Prague Hosted by the Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, the School of International Relations and Diplomacy, and the Anglo-American University Center for Political Philosophy, Ethics and Religion at Charles University, Prague. The current surge of political populism […]

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Conference: Virtù, Stato, Sovranità. Political Thought in Italy c. 1300-c.1800

By James A T Lancaster | Published: March 15, 2017

Virtù, Stato, Sovranità. Political Thought in Italy c. 1300-c.1800 20 June 2017, Christ’s College, Cambridge A major conference on this subject will take place in Christ’s College, Cambridge on 20 June 2017 (9.30 am-6.45 pm). The participants include Melissa Calaresu, Serena Ferente, James Hankins, Jill Kraye, Giorgio Lizzul, John Robertson, Quentin Skinner, Peter Stacey, Nicolas Stone Villani, […]

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2017 Charles Schmitt Prize Winning Essay

By James A T Lancaster | Published: March 8, 2017

The International Society for Intellectual History is delighted to announce that the 2017 Charles Schmitt Prize has been awarded to Mark Thomas Young of the University of Bergen, Norway, for his essay, ‘Enchanting Automata: Wilkins and the Wonder of Workmanship’. This year’s competition received a good range of high-qualities entries, so the judges would like to commend Mark Thomas Young on his […]

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