South Central Seminar in the History of Early Modern Philosophy

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
November 19 - 20, 1999

The South Central Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy will be held Friday-Saturday, November 19-20, 1999 at Texas A&M University in College Station. The Seminar is an informal group designed to foster interaction among scholars working on topics in early modern philosophy.

Schedule of Events

Friday, Nov. 19

3:00 Dan Kaufman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
The Necessity of the Eternal Truths in Descartes

4:15 Susan Peppers, University of Pennsylvania
Malebranche on God's General Will

5:30 Jon A. Miller, University of Toronto
Spinoza's Notions of Possibility

7:30 Dinner for all registered attendees

Saturday, Nov. 20

9:00 Mark Kulstad, Rice University
Leibnizian Meditations on Force, Substance and Monism, in relation to Descartes, Spinoza and Malebranche

10:15 Sukjae Lee, Yale University
Leibniz on Divine Concurrence

11:30 Christopher Ciocchetti, University of Kentucky
Mixing One's Labor and Deserving One's Property: A Critique of Lockean Arguments

2:00 George Pappas, Ohio State University
Abstract Ideas and Berkeley's New Theory of Vision

3:15 Anne Jaap Jacobson, University of Houston
Reconceiving Mental Representations: The Case of David Hume

4:30 Michael J. Cholbi, University of Virginia
Kant and the Irrationality of Suicide

All sessions will be held in Bolton Hall, room 213, on the Texas A&M University campus. Accommodations for Friday and Saturday nights are available on campus at the Memorial Student Center Hotel, $50 - $65/night. Reservations at the MSC (409-845-8908) must be made by Oct. 1; mention the philosophy conference. Nearby off-campus accommodations for those with cars include:

Motel 6: $38 (800-466-8356; 409-696-3379)

Days Inn: $45 (800-329-7466; 409-696-6988)

E-Z Travel Inn: $45 (888-354-2888; 409-693-5822)

Super 8: $55 (409-846-8800)

Fairfield Inn: $60 (409-268-1552)

College Station is 100 miles northwest of Houston, 100 miles northeast of Austin, and 150 miles south of Dallas. American Airlines and Continental/Northwest Airlines fly into College Station. Airport shuttles will be available for those attending the seminar.

There is no registration fee for the seminar. All registered attendees are invited to a dinner Friday night sponsored by the Texas A&M University Department of people. There is no charge for the dinner. There will also be a dinner on Saturday evening at a local restaurant, to which all attendees and their guests are cordially invited.

To register for the seminar or to indicate your intention to attend the dinners, or for directions or further information, contact:

Steve Daniel
Department of Philosophy
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4237
Phone: (409) 845-5660 or (409) 846-4649
Fax: (409) 845-0458

E-mail: sdaniel@unix.tamu.edu

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