October 8, 2015
The 3rd Finnish-Hungarian Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy was held at CEU and ELTE, 2-4 October.
The Seminar succeeded in its aim of gathering international scholars to discuss the latest research in seventeenth and eighteenth century philosophy in an informal setting. Speakers from Hungary, Finland, Poland, the Netherlands, Britain, Israel and USA gave papers on Comenius, Descartes, Locke, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume and Kant. Topics included philosophical pedagogy, the philosophy of mind and perception, moral motivation, the metaphysics of causation, salvation and damnation, the character of the physical world and the nature of the infinite and of time. Interpretations touched on the relationships between various early modern philosophers, their philosophical development and the possibility that some may have had an esoteric philosophy. There was lively philosophical discussion in each session which continued during breaks in the official program.
The next Seminar will be held at the University of Turku in the Fall of 2016.
The programs of all three meetings can be found at https://fhsemp.wordpress.com/