Bucharest-Princeton Seminar 2009



BUCHAREST-PRINCETON SEMINAR IN EARLY MODERN PHILOSOPHY

9th edition


25th-31st of July, 2009, Bran, Transylvania


The Bucharest-Princeton Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy is an international annual meeting of scholars interested in various aspects of early modern thought. The aim of the seminar is to create a stimulating environment for discussing papers and ideas. Traditionally, the seminar has two components: morning reading groups and afternoon discussions of work-in-progress.


This year, the topic for the morning sessions will be Spinoza’s Tractatus theologico-politicus. In addition to this we are inviting papers on all aspects of early modern philosophy/early modern science. The languages of the seminar are English and French.

Invited speakers include: Daniel Garber (Princeton University), Roger Ariew (University of South Florida), Ed Curley (University of Michigan), Frédéric de Buzon (Université Marc Bloch de Strasbourg), Pina Totero (Rome) and Alan Gabbey (Barnard College/Columbia University). Others may be added later.


The Seminar will take place in Bran, a small resort near Brasov, in Transylvania. It will be hosted in a small, friendly Bed and Breakfast (single or double rooms). The participation fee is 120 euros for faculty and 60 euros for students (covering accomodation with breakfast and some of the meals).


To apply, please send a CV and a 1 page abstract by May 15 to Dana Jalobeanu, dana.jalobeanu [at] gmail.com, and Vlad Alexandrescu, valexandrescu [at] gmail.com.


A limited number of “grants” are available for students to cover the costs of the participation fee and transportation from Bucharest to Bran (to apply for a grant, please send a CV, a 1 page description of your research project and a letter of support/recommendation to the same email adresses as above).