Call for Papers – Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff – Similarities and Differences

As part of the DFG funded research project “Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff – Similarities and Differences” at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, we are inviting papers exploring any aspect of Du Châtelet’s work especially in relation to Leibniz and Wolff for publication in an edited volume by Jeffrey McDonough and Clara Carus. Please send your paper (10.000 words max. excluding bibliography and in English) prepared for blind review along with a separate title page containing your personal information and contact details to contact@historyofwomenphilosophers.org by the 31^st of October 2022. Published papers will follow Chicago Author/Date style: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html. Graduate students, early career scholars and women scholars are especially encouraged to submit papers. If you wish to identify in one of these groups please do so on the title page.

The edition is part of a DFG funded research project dedicated to exploring Émilie Du Châtelet’s relation to Leibniz and Wolff. As part of the project we are holding a conference on the theme from September 28-30, 2022 at the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists at Paderborn University. There is a separate call for abstracts for presentation at the conference. Double submissions (abstract to the conference and paper for publication) are possible and encouraged. Please find the call for abstracts here.

We are looking forward to your submissions.

With best wishes,

Clara Carus, University of Paderborn & Center for the History of Women Philosophers
Jeff McDonough, Harvard University
Ruth Hagengruber, University of Paderborn & Center for the History of Women Philosophers