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Update on Upcoming International Conference "Galileo and Spinoza"

Download Galileo and Spinoza for details, as posted below plus the portraits. Please feel free to contact Filip Buyse, Université de Paris 1 - Sorbonne (filip.buyse1@telenet.be) for further information.

International Conference  “Galileo and Spinoza”

(December 12 & 19, 2009, Sorbonne, Paris)

 

Location ?      Université de Paris 1 –  Sorbonne;  17, Rue de la Sorbonne;  75231 Paris.

Organiser?   Filip Buyse (CHSPM, Université  Paris 1- Sorbonne)

When ?    December  12 & 19, 2009

Room ?    Salle Cavaillès, Escalier C, 1er étage

Language ?  French/English

More info ?   filip.buyse1@telenet.be

Entrance:   free ( all are welcome !)

Saturday  December 12

8:45 – 9:15 :   Introduction   (Filip Buyse, Université Paris 1 - Sorbonne)

9:15 –  10:30 :  Mechanics versus mechanism:   Galileo,  Spinoza, and Newton.

(Stephen Gaukroger, University of Sydney)

10:30 – 11:30 : Boyle, Spinoza and Galileo:  Is  Spinoza  a strict Mechanical Philosopher ?

(Filip Buyse, Université de Paris 1-Sorbonne)

11:30 – 12:30 :  Science, Demonstration and the Art of Hermeneutics in Spinoza and Galileo.

(Tamar Rudavsky, Ohio State University)

Break

14: 30 - 15:30 :   Joseph Solomon Delmedigo:  Student of Galileo and Teacher of Spinoza.

(Jacob Adler, University of Arkansas)

15:30 – 16:30 :    Spinoza critique de Galilée.

(Pietro  Redondi, Università di Milano-Bicocca )

16:30 – 17:30:   Natura  naturans and Natura naturata in Spinoza.

(Herman De Dijn,  Harvard University  +  Prof. Em. of  the  KU Leuven)

17:30 – 18:00:  Questions and discussion.

Saturday  December 19 

9:30 -  10:00 :  Introduction  (Filip Buyse, Université  Paris 1 - Sorbonne)

10:00 -  11:00 :    Galileo and Spinoza:  Historical and Theoretical Perspectives.

(Franco Biasutti, University of Padua)

11:00 – 12:00 :  Spinoza's Library:  its  Mathematical and Scientific Books.

(Henri Krop,  University  of Rotterdam)

Break

13:30 – 14:30:   L'infini chez  Spinoza et Galilée.

(Epameinondas Vampoulis, University of Patras)

14:30 – 15:30:   Spinoza, l'unité individuelle et le principe du mouvement relatif.

(Fabien Chareix , Université  Paris IV- Sorbonne)

15:30 – 16:30:    From Italy to The Hague: optics and optical instruments.

(Rienk Vermij,  University of Oklahoma).

16:30 – 17:00:  Discussion and questions.

(Theo Verbeek,  The Utrecht University)

 

Contact:  Filip Buyse,  Université de Paris 1- Sorbonne  ( filip.buyse1@telenet.be)