18-19 April 2011
Dunedin, New Zealand
SYMPOSIUM ON EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY AND THE ORIGINS OF EMPIRICISM University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand 18-19 April 2011 This symposium will gather scholars to discuss recent work of the team working on the Marsden-funded project "Experimental philosophy and the Origins of Empiricism" at the University of Otago. Papers will be on: - the origins of the experimental/speculative distinction (Peter Anstey) - Newton and experimental philosophy (Kirsten Walsh) - Aberdeen experimental philosophy (Juan Gomez) - experimental philosophy in eighteenth century England and France (Peter Anstey) - experimental philosophy in eighteenth century Germany (Alberto Vanzo) - the genesis of empiricism: Kant and the aetas kantiana (Alberto Vanzo) Commentators: Philip Catton (Canterbury) Gideon Manning (Caltech) Tim Mehigan (Otago) Charles Pigden (Otago) Anik Waldow (Sydney) Eric Watkins (San Diego) Programme available on: https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/emxphi/2011/02/symposium-experimental-philosophy-and-empiricism/ Attendance is free. However, space is limited, so we advise you to register early. To register and for information, please email peter.anstey@otago.ac.nz. Papers will be distributed to participants one month before the conference and abstracts will be posted on the Early Modern Experimental Philosophy Blog (https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/emxphi). If you cannot attend, but would like to read some of the papers, send an email to alberto.vanzo@otago.ac.nz.