From 8–12 September 2025, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) at Paderborn University invites students and scholars worldwide to join the Libori Summer School 2025, dedicated to the early works of Émilie Du Châtelet. (in-person and hybrid participation possible)
This year’s program offers a unique opportunity: participants will work directly with the first digital and historical-critical edition of Du Châtelet’s early manuscripts. These texts – including her commentary on Mandeville, her reflections on liberty, grammar, natural philosophy, and metaphysics – are all available in English translation.
A Week with International Experts
The Summer School brings together leading voices in the field, combining expert lectures with student-driven workshops. Confirmed keynote speakers include:
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Ruth Edith Hagengruber (Paderborn University)
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Judith Zinsser (Miami University, Ohio)
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Julia Jorati (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
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Bryce Gessell (Brigham Young University)
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Ulla Kölving (Centre International d’Étude du XVIIIe siècle, Ferney-Voltaire)
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Eszter Kovács (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest)
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Pedro Pricladnitzky (Federal University of Paraná)
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Katarina Peixoto (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)
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Viridiana Platas Benitez (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
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Ana Rodrigues (Paderborn University)
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Fritz Nagel (University of Basel)
A Platform for Students
The Libori Summer School is designed as a collaborative space for learning and exchange. Each day begins with an introduction and student sessions, where participants present and discuss their own analyses of Du Châtelet’s texts. In the afternoons, leading experts expand on these discussions with keynote lectures.
Students are warmly invited to apply by submitting:
- a one-page CV
- and a 1,000-word analysis on one of the topics (Liberty / Mandeville / Colours / Grammar / Metaphysics).
📩 Applications should be sent to: contact@historyofwomenphilosophers.org
🗓 Deadline: 30 August 2025
👉 English Texts & Further Information: https://historyofwomenphilosophers.org/libori-summer-school-2025/
Go for it! 🤓🤞
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