Dear colleagues,


The History of Philosophy Forum at the University of Notre Dame (USA) is hosting its annual Spring Colloquium on April 4-5, 2024. Registration is open to attend the colloquium online or in person on Notre Dame's campus (registration link: https://forms.gle/Pz9PQG8sjxfYRn276).

This year's theme is "The Life of the Mind in the History of Philosophy." Colloquium participants consider the following issues as they have appeared across the history of philosophy:

Could we understand thinking as an activity of life, rather than as an abstract logical operation? How could we make sense of the (human) mind as something living, or as fundamentally instantiated by living beings? How can we model the characteristic dynamics of mental development, self-formation, and personal growth? Is the life of the mind as real as or even more real than the life of organisms? This colloquium draws together various models of the ‘life of the mind’ from across the history of philosophy.

The following scholars are scheduled to present:
  • Anne Clausen, University of Göttingen
  • Alix Cohen, University of Notre Dame
  • Gerad Gentry, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz
  • Peter John Hartman, Loyola University Chicago
  • Julia Jorati, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Jari Kaukua, University of Jyväskylä
  • Katharina Kraus, Johns Hopkins University
  • Hannah Laurens, University of Oxford
  • Scott MacDonald, Cornell University
  • Wiebke Marie Stock, University of Notre Dame
  • Mark Textor, King’s College London
More details about the colloquium, including the schedule of presentations, can be found on the poster and program attached below, as well as on the colloquium webpage (https://historyofphilosophy.nd.edu/colloquium/2024-the-life-of-the-mind-in-the-history-of-philosophy/).

Registrants who opt to attend online will receive a zoom link via email in advance of the colloquium. Registrants attending in person are invited to join for breakfast and lunch during the colloquium proceedings. Should any questions arise, please reach out to historyofphilosophy@nd.edu.

With warm regards,

Katharina Kraus, Johns Hopkins University
Stephen Ogden, University of Notre Dame
Therese Cory, University of Notre Dame

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