Monthly Archives: June 2017

Symposium: Spinoza and Contemporary Political Philosophy

By James A T Lancaster | Published: June 12, 2017

Symposium: Spinoza and Contemporary Political Philosophy (in honor of Professor Emeritus Gerasimos Vokos) 20 June 2017, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki A symposium on this subject will take place in the Maurice Saltiel Hall, Thessaloniki Concert Hall, on 20 June 2017 (9.35 am–18.30 pm). The participants include Etienne Balibar, Kiarina Kordela, Pierre François Moreau, Gerasimos Vokos. Attendance […]

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CfP: Eighth Annual RefoRC Conference 2018

By James A T Lancaster | Published: June 12, 2017

CfP: Eighth Annual RefoRC Conference 2018 24-26 May 2018, University of Warsaw The Reformation was closely tied to the renovation of educational models from its very beginning. By questioning the model of the medieval university and establishing new pedagogical solutions, early modern scholars and teachers shaped subsequent generations of clergy and laity, enabling them to work […]

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CfP: Inclusion and Exclusion in the History of Ideas

By James A T Lancaster | Published: June 11, 2017

CfP: Inclusion and Exclusion in the History of Ideas 14-15 December 2017, Helsinki Centre for Intellectual History The Helsinki Centre for Intellectual History invites paper and panel proposals for its first international conference, which will take place 14-15 December 2017. Papers and panels should address intellectual history, broadly speaking, and relate to the general conference theme […]

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New Book: Einstein and Twentieth-Century Politics

By James A T Lancaster | Published: June 11, 2017

Einstein and Twentieth-Century Politics: ‘A Salutary Moral Influence’ By Richard Crockatt Einstein and Twentieth Century Politics (Oxford University Press) is the first comprehensive study of his politics, covering his opinions and campaigns on pacifism, Zionism, control of nuclear weapons, world government, freedom, and racial equality. Most studies look at Einstein in isolation but here he […]

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