True it is, Spinning with the Fingers is more proper to our Sexe, then studying or writing Poetry, which is the Spinning with the braine: but I having no skill in the Art of the first (and if I had, I had no hopes of gaining so much as to make me a Garment to keep me from the cold) made me delight in the latter – Margaret Cavendish Though academic philosophy is still […]
Organizers: Sabrina Ebbersmeyer, Sarah Hutton, Ruth Hagengruber Confirmed Talks: Dr. Susanna Åkerman (Stockholm University) – “Descartes’ Competitors: Queen Christina and the Metaphysics of Light” Dr. Nadine Akkerman (Leiden University) – “Elisabeth of Bohemia’s Aristocratic Upbringing and Education at the Prinsenhof in Leiden, 1628-32” Prof. em. Lilli Alanen (Uppsala University) – “The Soul's Extension - Elisabeth's […]
Note that although this is a general Early Modern conference, 5 out of the 13 papers are about women philosophers! Correct me if I’m wrong, but this might be a first. Papers on Conway, Grouchy, Chatelet (2), and Avila. Thank you Chris Meyns and Andrea Sangiacomo for organizing this! Utrecht University, The Netherlands Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dutch-seminar-for-early-modern-philosophy-v-dsemp18-tickets-44126847589 […]