BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//208.94.116.123//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7907@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T085512Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fordham CONTACT:https://philevents.org/event/show/105989 DESCRIPTION:Keynote: Naomi Zack (Lehman College\, CUNY)\nOne of philosophy’ s original questions still plagues us: to what extent are beings the same and to what extent do they differ? Arising in thinkers as diverse as Parme nides\, Aquinas\, and De Beauvoir and in arenas from social and political philosophy to phenomenology and metaphysics. This conference aims to gathe r graduate student scholars from a variety of specializations to discuss t heir work on identity and difference. Some of the many questions we may pu rsue together are the following:\nWhat constitutes identity and difference ? What makes someone who they are? How do we understand ourselves to be al ike enough to communicate\, yet different enough that we must work to unde rstand another’s point of view? How do identity and difference shape belon ging–within a community\, within a social institution\, within a political structure? Similarly\, how do differences among the members of a group en rich the identity of that collective? How might overlapping identities of an individual give rise to one’s sense of self? How does identity inform a given group’s philosophical thought? How might one form their identity an d sense of self when\, as in the case of many marginalized groups/ minorit ies\, the “self” is oppressed?\nThese questions additionally motivate onto logical considerations. To what extent can we describe two objects that ar e in fact identical? What grants an object’s or a person’s identity over t ime: metaphysical characteristics\, temporal continuity\, or certain brain states? Upon what aspects of an entity do we predicate differences? When are two things metaphysically or logically identical? Are mereological com posites more than the sum of their parts? Are they identical to matter? To what extent do beings differ from Being? How might experiences or acts of reason help ground an identity claim such as A=A?\nOther questions broadl y related to “Identity and Difference” are also welcome.\nPlease submit a 300-500 word abstract prepared for blind review to fordhamgradconference@g mail.com in PDF format. In the body of the email\, please include:\n\nName \nEmail\nPaper title\nInstitutional Affiliation\n\nSubmissions are due by Friday\, December 30\, 2022. After anonymous review\, applicants will be n otified by Tuesday\, January 17\, 2023. Presentations will be limited to 2 0 minutes.\nThe conference will take place in person on March 3-4\, 2023 o n Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus located at 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY 10458.\nFor questions\, please contact the conference organize rs at fordhamgradconference@gmail.com DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230305 GEO:+40.859497;-73.882651 LOCATION:Philosophy dept @ 441 E Fordham Rd\, The Bronx\, NY 10458\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Identity and Difference. 2023 Fordham Graduate Student Conference URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/identity-and-difference- 2023-fordham-graduate-student-conference/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nKeynote: Naom
i Zack (Lehman College\, CUNY)
\nOne of philosophy’s original questio
ns still plagues us: to what extent are beings the same and to what extent
do they differ? Arising in thinkers as diverse as Parmenides\, Aquinas\,
and De Beauvoir and in arenas from social and political philosophy to phen
omenology and metaphysics. This conference aims to gather graduate student
scholars from a variety of specializations to discuss their work on ident
ity and difference. Some of the many questions we may pursue together are
the following:
What constitutes identity and difference? What make s someone who they are? How do we understand ourselves to be alike enough to communicate\, yet different enough that we must work to understand anot her’s point of view? How do identity and difference shape belonging–within a community\, within a social institution\, within a political structure? Similarly\, how do differences among the members of a group enrich the id entity of that collective? How might overlapping identities of an individu al give rise to one’s sense of self? How does identity inform a given grou p’s philosophical thought? How might one form their identity and sense of self when\, as in the case of many marginalized groups/ minorities\, the “ self” is oppressed?
\nThese questions additionally motivate ontologi cal considerations. To what extent can we describe two objects that are in fact identical? What grants an object’s or a person’s identity over time: metaphysical characteristics\, temporal continuity\, or certain brain sta tes? Upon what aspects of an entity do we predicate differences? When are two things metaphysically or logically identical? Are mereological composi tes more than the sum of their parts? Are they identical to matter? To wha t extent do beings differ from Being? How might experiences or acts of rea son help ground an identity claim such as A=A?
\nOther questions bro adly related to “Identity and Difference” are also welcome.
\nPlease submit a 300-500 word abstract prepared for blind review to fordhamgradco nference@gmail.com in PDF format. In the body of the email\, please includ e:
\nSubmissions are due by Frid ay\, December 30\, 2022. After anonymous review\, applicants will be notified by Tuesday\, January 17\, 2023. Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes.
\nThe conference will take place in person on March 3-4\, 2023 on Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus located at 441 East Fo rdham Road\, Bronx\, NY 10458.
\nFor questions\, please contact the conference organizers at fordhamgradconference@gmail.com
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cfa\,conference\,identity END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7974@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T085512Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:https://sites.google.com/newschool.edu/visualphicon/ DESCRIPTION:This conference aims to initiate dialogues between philosophy a nd the arts. Philosophers and thinkers/ scholars across disciplines of hum anities and social sciences will meet with artists and scholars from a wid e variety of visual and visual artistic disciplines\, including painting\, photography\, and literature\, as well as travel\, dance\, and fashion. R ather than taking art as a mere object of philosophical study\, this confe rence will explore the manifold confluences and intersections of philosoph y and art\, exploring how each can become the object of the other and how the boundary between the philosophical and the artistic can be sharpened o r blurred. The motive is specifically to explore the “visual” and “movemen t” element in art of\, and in everyday life and theorize it – both philoso phically and critically.\nCo-sponsored by: Office of Deans: New School for Social Research and School of Art & Design History & Theory\; University Student Senate and Graduate Faculty Student Senate\nSchedule and Location \nThe conference will meet on The New School campus in New York City.\nOn March 24th\, we will meet in room B500 at 65 W 11 Street.\nOn March 25th\, we will meet in Starr Foundation Hall UL105 at University Center (63 Fift h Avenue).\nFollowing is the schedule for both days\, (please see the webs ite for details on panels and speakers):\n11:00 am Panel 1 Speaker present ations.\n12:00 pm Panel 1 roundtable and audience Q&A.\n1:15 pm Lunch brea k.\n2:15 pm Panel 2 Speaker presentations.\n3:15 pm Panel 2 roundtable and audience Q&A.\n4:30 pm Evening reception with free food and drinks for at tendees! DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230325 GEO:+40.735247;-73.997488 LOCATION:B500 @ The New School for Liberal Arts\, 65 W 11th St\, New York\, NY 10011\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Visual Philosophy Conference URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/visual-philosophy-confer ence/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThis conferen ce aims to initiate dialogues between philosophy and the arts. Philosopher s and thinkers/ scholars across disciplines of humanities and social scien ces will meet with artists and scholars from a wide variety of visual and visual artistic disciplines\, including painting\, photography\, and liter ature\, as well as travel\, dance\, and fashion. Rather than taking art as a mere object of philosophical study\, this conference will explore the m anifold confluences and intersections of philosophy and art\, exploring ho w each can become the object of the other and how the boundary between the philosophical and the artistic can be sharpened or blurred. The motive is specifically to explore the “visual” and “movement” element in art of\, a nd in everyday life and theorize it – both philosophically and critically.
\nCo-sponsored by: Office of Deans: New School for Social Research and School of Art & Design History & Theory\; University Student Senate an d Graduate Faculty Student Senate
\nSchedule and Location
\nThe conference will meet on The New School campus in New Yo rk City.
\nOn March 24th\, we will meet in room B500 at 65 W 11 Stre et.
\nOn March 25th\, we will meet in Starr Foundation Hall UL105 at University Center (63 Fifth Avenue).
\nFollowing is the schedule fo r both days\, (please see the website for details on panels and speakers):
\n11:00 am Panel 1 Speaker presentations.
\n12:00 pm Panel 1 roundtable and audience Q&A.
\n1:15 pm Lunch break.
\n2:15 pm Panel 2 Speaker presentations.
\n3:15 pm Panel 2 roundtable and audi ence Q&A.
\n4:30 pm Evening reception with free food and drinks for attendees!
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:aesthetics\,art\,literature END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7975@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T085512Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:https://sites.google.com/newschool.edu/visualphicon/ DESCRIPTION:This conference aims to initiate dialogues between philosophy a nd the arts. Philosophers and thinkers/ scholars across disciplines of hum anities and social sciences will meet with artists and scholars from a wid e variety of visual and visual artistic disciplines\, including painting\, photography\, and literature\, as well as travel\, dance\, and fashion. R ather than taking art as a mere object of philosophical study\, this confe rence will explore the manifold confluences and intersections of philosoph y and art\, exploring how each can become the object of the other and how the boundary between the philosophical and the artistic can be sharpened o r blurred. The motive is specifically to explore the “visual” and “movemen t” element in art of\, and in everyday life and theorize it – both philoso phically and critically.\nCo-sponsored by: Office of Deans: New School for Social Research and School of Art & Design History & Theory\; University Student Senate and Graduate Faculty Student Senate\nSchedule and Location \nThe conference will meet on The New School campus in New York City.\nOn March 24th\, we will meet in room B500 at 65 W 11 Street.\nOn March 25th\, we will meet in Starr Foundation Hall UL105 at University Center (63 Fift h Avenue).\nFollowing is the schedule for both days\, (please see the webs ite for details on panels and speakers):\n11:00 am Panel 1 Speaker present ations.\n12:00 pm Panel 1 roundtable and audience Q&A.\n1:15 pm Lunch brea k.\n2:15 pm Panel 2 Speaker presentations.\n3:15 pm Panel 2 roundtable and audience Q&A.\n4:30 pm Evening reception with free food and drinks for at tendees! DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230326 GEO:+40.735498;-73.993501 LOCATION:Starr Foundation Hall UL105 at University Center @ 63 5th Ave\, Ne w York\, NY 10003\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Visual Philosophy Conference URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/visual-philosophy-confer ence-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThis conferen ce aims to initiate dialogues between philosophy and the arts. Philosopher s and thinkers/ scholars across disciplines of humanities and social scien ces will meet with artists and scholars from a wide variety of visual and visual artistic disciplines\, including painting\, photography\, and liter ature\, as well as travel\, dance\, and fashion. Rather than taking art as a mere object of philosophical study\, this conference will explore the m anifold confluences and intersections of philosophy and art\, exploring ho w each can become the object of the other and how the boundary between the philosophical and the artistic can be sharpened or blurred. The motive is specifically to explore the “visual” and “movement” element in art of\, a nd in everyday life and theorize it – both philosophically and critically.
\nCo-sponsored by: Office of Deans: New School for Social Research and School of Art & Design History & Theory\; University Student Senate an d Graduate Faculty Student Senate
\nSchedule and Location
\nThe conference will meet on The New School campus in New Yo rk City.
\nOn March 24th\, we will meet in room B500 at 65 W 11 Stre et.
\nOn March 25th\, we will meet in Starr Foundation Hall UL105 at University Center (63 Fifth Avenue).
\nFollowing is the schedule fo r both days\, (please see the website for details on panels and speakers):
\n11:00 am Panel 1 Speaker presentations.
\n12:00 pm Panel 1 roundtable and audience Q&A.
\n1:15 pm Lunch break.
\n2:15 pm Panel 2 Speaker presentations.
\n3:15 pm Panel 2 roundtable and audi ence Q&A.
\n4:30 pm Evening reception with free food and drinks for attendees!
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:aesthetics\,art\,literature END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8006@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T085512Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fordham CONTACT:https://philevents.org/event/show/111406 DESCRIPTION:Ideas about “identity” and “difference” proliferate in the news media\, in higher education\, in political disputations\, and in critical theories of society. Claims about “identity” and “difference” can readil y be found at work in a wide variety of typologies\, including those of ra ce\, class\, ethnicity\, gender\, sexuality\, religion\, nationality\, pol itical affiliation\, ability and disability\, animality and humanity\, etc . But what exactly do we mean when we speak of “identity” or “difference” ? And if we achieve greater clarity about the metaphysical presupposition s and implications of “identity” and “difference\,” what difference would that make?\nA serious metaphysical examination of “identity” and “differen ce” will expectedly generate a wide variety of questions. Is discourse ab out what is “identical” reducible to discourse about what is “the same”? Is discourse about what is “different” reducible to discourse about what i s “other”? Can something be “the same” without being “identical\,” and ca n something be “other” without being “different”? When we speak about “be ing\,” does our speaking about it have many different senses (is it spoken of analogically)\, or instead does our speaking about being always have t he same sense (is it spoken of univocally)? Does the “identity” of a thin g depend mainly on the thing’s status as an individual\, or does it depend instead on the thing’s membership in a general kind? Does an understandi ng of identity depend on some reference to what is different? Or does an understanding of difference depend on some reference to identity? What is the relation of knowing to being: is it one of identity\, or difference\, or some combination of both? Is it possible for a knower to discern real differences between things without discerning intelligible differences\, or does the indiscernibility of intelligible differences imply that there are no real differences at all but rather an identity? Does difference de pend on negation\, or can one assert that there is difference without havi ng to assert that something is “not”? Does it make sense to speak of an o ntological difference\, i.e.\, a difference between Being and beings\, or is it senseless – maybe even useless – to speak of a difference between B eing and beings? Is “being” different from “nothing\,” or is it possible for differences to exist only among beings (in which case there apparently cannot be a difference between “being” and “nothing”)?\nIn spite of the v irtual ubiquity of discourses about identity and difference\, there is a d earth of discourse about the metaphysical presuppositions and implications of “identity and difference.” With its choice of conference theme for 20 24 (“Identity\, Difference\, and the Difference that Metaphysics Makes”)\, the Metaphysical Society of America wishes to provoke deeper thinking abo ut the metaphysics of identity and difference\, with the hope that such de eper thinking will make a meaningful difference in both theory and practic e.\nProposals for papers on the conference theme are especially encouraged \, but papers on other metaphysical topics are also welcome. Please note: when selecting which submissions to accept for this conference\, the Prog ram Committee will regard “relevance to theme” as one important criterion among others.\n****************************************\nGuidelines for th e Submission of Abstracts\, and for Aristotle and Plato Prize Candidates\n Abstracts of approximately 500 words should be submitted electronically by September 30\, 2023\, to: secretary@metaphysicalsociety.org.\nAristotle P rize: Those wishing to be considered for the Aristotle Prize of the Metaph ysical Society should submit full papers along with their abstracts. Elig ibility for the Aristotle Prize extends only to persons who have not yet e arned a Ph.D.. Those wishing to be considered for the Aristotle Prize sho uld express this wish clearly in the email note that accompanies their sub mission. Papers submitted for the Aristotle Prize are subject to a 3\,750 word limit\; this word limit applies to the body of the text to be read a t the meeting\, and not to footnotes or other supporting material. The Ar istotle Prize carries a cash award of $500\, inclusion in the program\, an d assistance with the costs associated with attending the meeting. To be considered for the Aristotle Prize\, full papers and abstracts must be sub mitted by September 30\, 2023 to:secretary@metaphysicalsociety.org.\nPlato Prize: Those wishing to be considered for the Plato Prize of the Metaphys ical Society should submit full papers along with their abstracts. Eligib ility for the Plato Prize extends only to persons who received a Ph.D. deg ree within six years of the conference submission date (i.e.\, persons who hold a Ph.D. degree which was conferred after September 30\, 2017). Thos e wishing to be considered for the Plato Prize should express this wish cl early in the email note that accompanies their submission. Papers submitt ed for the Plato Prize are subject to a 3\,750 word limit\; this word limi t applies to the body of the text to be read at the meeting\, and not to f ootnotes or other supporting material. The Plato Prize carries a cash awa rd of $500\, inclusion in the program\, and assistance with the costs asso ciated with attending the meeting. To be considered for the Plato Prize\, full papers and abstracts must be submitted by September 30\, 2023 to:sec retary@metaphysicalsociety.org.\nTravel Grants: Thanks to the generous sup port of past presidents of the MSA and a grant from the Hocking-Cabot Fund for Systematic Philosophy\, the Metaphysical Society is pleased to be abl e to offer reimbursements for travel expenses up to $350 to graduate stude nts whose papers are selected for the conference program (those wishing to receive such reimbursements must provide the Metaphysical Society with al l relevant expense-receipts).\nThose who submit abstracts\, and those who submit full papers plus abstracts for the Aristotle Prize or Plato Prize\, will receive notice of the Program Committee’s decision on their submissi on no later than December 1\, 2023.\nhttps://www.metaphysicalsociety.org/2 024/2024_meeting.htm\nTickets: https://www.metaphysicalsociety.org/2024/20 24_meeting.htm. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240311 GEO:+40.77103;-73.985096 LOCATION:Lowenstein Building\, Fordham University\, Lincoln Center @ 113 W 60th St\, New York\, NY 10023\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Metaphysical Society of America Conference: Identity\, Difference\, and the Difference that Metaphysics Makes URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/metaphysical-society-of- america-conference-identity-difference-and-the-difference-that-metaphysics -makes/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nIdeas about “ identity” and “difference” proliferate in the news media\, in higher educa tion\, in political disputations\, and in critical theories of society. C laims about “identity” and “difference” can readily be found at work in a wide variety of typologies\, including those of race\, class\, ethnicity\, gender\, sexuality\, religion\, nationality\, political affiliation\, abi lity and disability\, animality and humanity\, etc. But what exactly do w e mean when we speak of “identity” or “difference”? And if we achieve gre ater clarity about the metaphysical presuppositions and implications of “i dentity” and “difference\,” what difference would that make?
\nA ser ious metaphysical examination of “identity” and “difference” will expected ly generate a wide variety of questions. Is discourse about what is “iden tical” reducible to discourse about what is “the same”? Is discourse abou t what is “different” reducible to discourse about what is “other”? Can s omething be “the same” without being “identical\,” and can something be “o ther” without being “different”? When we speak about “being\,” does our s peaking about it have many different senses (is it spoken of analogically) \, or instead does our speaking about being always have the same sense (is it spoken of univocally)? Does the “identity” of a thing depend mainly o n the thing’s status as an individual\, or does it depend instead on the t hing’s membership in a general kind? Does an understanding of identity de pend on some reference to what is different? Or does an understanding of difference depend on some reference to identity? What is the relation of knowing to being: is it one of identity\, or difference\, or some combinat ion of both? Is it possible for a knower to discern real differences betw een things without discerning intelligible differences\, or does the indis cernibility of intelligible differences imply that there are no real diffe rences at all but rather an identity? Does difference depend on negation\ , or can one assert that there is difference without having to assert that something is “not”? Does it make sense to speak of an ontological differ ence\, i.e.\, a difference between Being and beings\, or is it senseless – maybe even useless – to speak of a difference between Being and beings? Is “being” different from “nothing\,” or is it possible for differences t o exist only among beings (in which case there apparently cannot be a diff erence between “being” and “nothing”)?
\nIn spite of the virtual ubi quity of discourses about identity and difference\, there is a dearth of d iscourse about the metaphysical presuppositions and implications of “ident ity and difference.” With its choice of conference theme for 2024 (“Ident ity\, Difference\, and the Difference that Metaphysics Makes”)\, the Metap hysical Society of America wishes to provoke deeper thinking about the met aphysics of identity and difference\, with the hope that such deeper think ing will make a meaningful difference in both theory and practice.
\nProposals for papers on the conference theme are especially encouraged\, but papers on other metaphysical topics are also welcome. Please note: wh en selecting which submissions to accept for this conference\, the Program Committee will regard “relevance to theme” as one important criterion amo ng others.
\n****************************************
\nAbstracts of approximately 500 words sh ould be submitted electronically by September 30\, 2023\, to: secretary@me taphysicalsociety.org.
\nAristotle Prize: Those wishing to be considered for the Aristotle Prize of the Metaphysical Society should sub mit full papers along with their abstracts. Eligibility for the Aristotle Prize extends only to persons who have not yet earned a Ph.D.. Those wis hing to be considered for the Aristotle Prize should express this wish cle arly in the email note that accompanies their submission. Papers submitte d for the Aristotle Prize are subject to a 3\,750 word limit\; this word l imit applies to the body of the text to be read at the meeting\, and not t o footnotes or other supporting material. The Aristotle Prize carries a c ash award of $500\, inclusion in the program\, and assistance with the cos ts associated with attending the meeting. To be considered for the Aristo tle Prize\, full papers and abstracts must be submitted by September 30\, 2023 to:secretary@metaphysicalsociety.org.
\nPlato Prize: Tho se wishing to be considered for the Plato Prize of the Metaphysical Societ y should submit full papers along with their abstracts. Eligibility for t he Plato Prize extends only to persons who received a Ph.D. degree within six years of the conference submission date (i.e.\, persons who hold a Ph. D. degree which was conferred after September 30\, 2017). Those wishing t o be considered for the Plato Prize should express this wish clearly in th e email note that accompanies their submission. Papers submitted for the Plato Prize are subject to a 3\,750 word limit\; this word limit applies t o the body of the text to be read at the meeting\, and not to footnotes or other supporting material. The Plato Prize carries a cash award of $500\ , inclusion in the program\, and assistance with the costs associated with attending the meeting. To be considered for the Plato Prize\, full paper s and abstracts must be submitted by September 30\, 2023 to:secretary@meta physicalsociety.org.
\nTravel Grants: Thanks to the generous support of past presidents of the MSA and a grant from the Hocking-Cabot F und for Systematic Philosophy\, the Metaphysical Society is pleased to be able to offer reimbursements for travel expenses up to $350 to graduate st udents whose papers are selected for the conference program (those wishing to receive such reimbursements must provide the Metaphysical Society with all relevant expense-receipts).
\nThose who submit abstracts\, and those who submit full papers plus abstracts for the Aristotle Prize or Pla to Prize\, will receive notice of the Program Committee’s decision on thei r submission no later than December 1\, 2023.
\n\nTickets: https://www.metaphysicalsociety.org/2024/2024_meeting.htm.< /p> X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cfa\,conference\,identity\,metaphysics X-COST:$70-120 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.metaphysicalsociety.org/2024/2024_meeting.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7758@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T085512Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fordham CONTACT:http://www.fordhamphilosophy.org/events/2022/4/20/brown-bag-talk-de lio-lauren-kopajtic DESCRIPTION:“Training the Impartial Spectator: Adam Smith and the Epistolar y Novel “\nLauren Kopajtic\nFordham University DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220420T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220420T153000 GEO:+40.86204;-73.885699 LOCATION:Fordham Philosophy @ Bronx County\, Bronx\, NY 10458\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:“Training the Impartial Spectator: Adam Smith and the Epistolary No vel“ Lauren Kopajtic URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/training-the-impartial-s pectator-adam-smith-and-the-epistolary-novel-lauren-kopajtic/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\n“Training the Impartial Spectator: Adam Smith and the Epistolary Novel “
\nLauren Kopajtic
\nF ordham University
\nIn better tim es\, this talk may have been given as a detailed account of the practices and side stories that had been part of the just published anthology titled Tolstoy as Philosopher (2022)\, a result of a quarter-century wo rk on Tolstoy’s manuscripts and research at international archives. The fi nished book can be abstracted as follows.
\nBeginning with Tolstoy’s first extant records of his written œuvre\, the anthology assembles seven ty-seven unabridged texts that cover more than seven decades of his life\, from 1835 to 1910. It constitutes the most complete single-volume editio n to date of the rich variety of Tolstoy’s philosophical output: apothegma tic sayings\, visions\, intimate sketchbook and day notes\, book reviews\, open letters\, dialogues\, pedagogic talks\, public lectures\, programs a nd rules for personal behavior\, fictions\, and reminiscences.
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It was the insolvable\, the “scandalous\,” problems of philosophy t hat never gave Tolstoy any rest: freedom of the will\, religious tolerance \, gender inequality\, the tonal shape of music\, the value of healthy lif e habits\, the responsibilities of teaching\, forms of social protest\, co gnitive development\, science in society\, the relation between body and m ind\, charity and labor\, human dignity and public service\, sexual psycho logy\, national war doctrines\, suicide\, individual sacrifice\, the purpo ses of making art. And always: What are the sources of violence? Why shou ld we engage in politics? Why do we need governments? How can one practice non-violence? What is the meaning of our irrepressible desire to seek and find meaning? Why can’t we live without loving? The typeset proofs of his final insights were brought to Tolstoy for approval when he was already o n his deathbed. No matter their brevity or the occasion on which they were written\, these works exemplify Tolstoy as an artistically inventive and intellectually absorbing thinker.
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Most of the newly tran slated and thoroughly annotated texts have never been available in English . Among the notable archival restorations is the text titled “Tolstoy on Venezuela\,” an authentic first publication in English of “Patriotism\ , or Peace?” (1896) that had been personally checked by Tolstoy and d eemed lost. In the inaugural piece\, a seven-year-old Tolstoy describes vi olent but natural animal life in contrast with the lazy life of a peaceful barnyard in the countryside. The last entry in the anthology written by a n eighty-year-old Tolstoy for his grandchildren provides a lesson on veget arianism and non-violence that a hungry wolf teaches a hungry boy during t heir conversation when both are on their way to lunch.
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< em>The anthology was being copyedited when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24\, 2022. After having provided the necessary grounding for Tols toy’s place within the Russian philosophical tradition and explaining his overall reception and standing\, the speaker will comment on the implicati ons of this unfolding historic tragedy for the current moment and the futu re\, in order to then open the floor for general discussion.
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About the speaker:
\nInessa Medzhibovs kaya has taught at The New School since 2004. She is an intellec tual historian\, philologist\, specialist in international education\, and a literary scholar by training and is currently Professor of Liberal Stud ies and Literature at The New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang C ollege. Her publications include numerous essays and chapters that focus o n Russia\, Central and Eastern Europe\, as well as nine previously publish ed books: Tolstoy’s On Life (from the Archival History of Russian Philosophy)\, 2019 and Tolstoy and the Religious Culture of His Time< /em> (paperback 2009)\; and an online bibliography of Tolstoy’s publicatio ns and Tolstoy criticism in the Oxford University Press Bibliographies ser ies (2021). She is the editor of the critical edition of Tolstoy’s On Life \, co-translated with Michael Denner (2018)\, and editor of two more volum es: Tolstoy and His Problems: Views from the Twenty-First Century (2018)\, and A Critical Guide to Tolstoy’s On Life: Interpretive Essa ys (2019). She also served as the academic advisor for volumes 267 an d 289AC of Short Story Criticism from Gale/Cengage (2019\, 2020). Her Tols toy as Philosopher was released on October 25\, 2022. She is currently co mpleting a long book project solicited by Princeton University Press.
\nFor further information\, see this link.
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