February 2012
9 posts
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Maybe, "nothing" is relative (I): early modern...
Stefan Heßbrüggen-Walter
In his “Principes de la Nature et de la Grace fondés en Raison” (1714), Leibniz asks, “pourquoi il y a plus tôt quelque chose que rien”, why there is something rather than nothing. In the following series of blog posts I want to explore how this question would have been interpreted in early modern philosophy and theology before Leibniz (this is...
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“Letters by Early Modern Philosophers” (Nicosia,... →
This workshop on “Letters by Early Modern Philosophers” will take place during the ISSEI conference of 02-06 July 2012. You will find more info at the conference site at http://issei2012.haifa.ac.il/. The precise date of the workshop will be announced later on. We are especially interested in papers which discuss (a) letter(s) written in the 17th century discussing controversial items at the...
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Call for Papers: Creative experiments:
Heuristic... →
This special issue of the Journal of Early Modern Studies aims to bring together articles devoted to the investigation of particular cases of early modern experiments or early modern discussions of experimental methodology. We aim to put together a selection of interesting and perhaps relevant case studies that would further what might prove to be an interesting line of research, namely the...
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caHave you been complaining about your doctor... →
Papers are encouraged from all disciplines, including ethics and the medical humanities. Proposals are sought for physical, mental and emotional medicine and healing. It is anticipated that topics will encompass, but will not be restricted, to the following:
Grievances between medical practitioners
Criticism of medical innovation and pioneers, new techniques, syndromes or disease...
On Two Letters by Descartes in Harvard →
Histoire naturelle de Mre. Francois Bacon ..., L'... →
This book contains a version of Francis Bacon’s Sylva Sylvarum, and an edited translation of New Atlantis (called, in the translation, Nouvel Atlas), both supplemented by prefaces of the translator and a Life of Bacon that is, probably, the first ever to appear in print. Little is known about the translator, Pierre Amboise, apart from what he says about himself in the preface and the...
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Medieval Hungary: Italy and Hungary in the... →
via http://tudorstudies.blogspot.com/
January 2012
14 posts
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Realism and Instrumentalism in Sixteenth Century... →
From the abstract:
We question the claim, common since Duhem, that sixteenth century astronomy, and especially the Wittenberg interpretation of Copernicus, was instrumentalistic rather than realistic. We identify a previously unrecognized Wittenberg astronomer, Edo Hildericus (Hilderich von Varel), who presents a detailed exposition of Copernicus’s cosmology that is incompatible with...
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1 Postdoc. Fellowship "Early Modern Latin" (MPIWG... →
This fellowship is awarded in conjunction with the research project, “The Writing of Deaf- Muteness and the Construction of Norms.” Candidates should hold a doctorate at the time the fellowship begins.
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Candidates are requested to send the following:
a curriculum vitae (including list of publications), copies of certificates (Ph.D.), a detailed cover letter, a translation sample...
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4Humanities | Bloomsburg U. Undergraduate... →
Today, we need collaboration, not lectures; we need to learn concepts, not singular facts; we need networking and socialization, not isolation; we need interactive learning, not to sit back and listen. We need new outcome objectives, not standardized tests.
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David Wescott: Stanley Fish blogging the "Digital... →
davidwescott:
The NYT has been allowing Stanley Fish to take out his frustrations on the digital humanities this month, not just once, not twice, but three times. What happened?
Basically, Stanley Fish read an essay and decided the “digital humanities” were overblown—that they were not the…
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CRANACH DIGITAL ARCHIVE →
The Cranach Digital Archive (cda) is an interdisciplinary collaborative research resource, providing access to art historical, technical and conservation information on paintings by Lucas Cranach (c.1472 - 1553) and his workshop. The repository presently provides information on more than 400 paintings including c.5000 images and documents from 19 partner institutions.
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Post-Doc fellowships in Munich →
Applications are welcome from all candidates who have completed their doctoral studies within the last three years with outstanding results. Applicants must present an independent research project as part of their application. The project must be supported by a professor of LMU Munich. The fellows will become members of the Young Center of the Center for Advanced Studies and be able to make...
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Munich conference on blogging in the humanities... →
featuring, among others, Melissa Terras, Mareike König, Klaus Graf, Hubertus Kohle.
This is the opening of http://de.hypotheses.org, the German version of the French blogging portal for the humanities.
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ATSS - Archivio di Testi per la Storia dello... →
L’Archivio di testi per la storia dello Spinozismo comprende corpora filosofici multilingue di vari autori, immagini, spogli lessicografici e altri materiali documentari. L’obiettivo è di fornire a studiosi e ricercatori nel campo della storia del pensiero filosofico moderno un agile strumento di lettura e di approfondimento della filosofia di Spinoza, delle sue fonti e della sua...
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A link collection on libraries owned by... →
Brillant!
via Archivalia
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Summer School Bamberg →
The Philosophy Department at the University of Bamberg invites graduate students from all departments to apply for the International Summer School on “Metaphysics or Modernity?”. This event, which will take place from 6th to 17th of August 2012, in Bamberg, Germany, shall be an intensive think-tank for young academics who want to discuss the question whether metaphysical inquiry is still ...
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List of German History-Blogs →
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CFP: Spinoza, the Infinite, and the Eternal «... →
In 2012 the BSHP annual conference will focus on themes of the infinite and the eternal in Spinoza’s philosophy. We welcome proposals for papers in this area. Papers looking at Part V of Spinoza’s Ethics are especially welcome, as are papers that compare Spinoza with other philosophers – historical or contemporary – on these themes.
Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to...
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Digital Humanities as a Literary Studies Movement →
ravenclaw-mormont:
Ted Underwood, “Why digital humanities isn’t actually “the next thing in literary studies,” December 27, 2011
DH is not the kind of trend humanists are used to, which starts with a specific methodological insight and promises to revive a discipline (or two) by generalizing that insight. It’s something more diffuse, and the diffuseness matters….. I suppose, if pressed, I would...
Of Our Own Nation: John Wallis’s Account of... →
sagenundlegenden:
By Jacqueline A. Stedall
Historia Mathematica, Vol. 28 (2001)
Abstract: In A treatise of algebra both historical and practical(London 1685), John Wallis wrote the first survey of the state of mathematical learning in medieval England, and discussed with particular care the arrival and significance of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system. This paper offers a detailed commentary...
December 2011
5 posts
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Early Modern Angelology (V): The Theology of...
PDF on Google Docs.
In this postscript to my previous posts on early modern philosophical angelology (on Descartes, Hobbes, Leibniz, and the ‘fundamental angelological problem’) I want to provide some theological context for the question of whether angels have a body. Early modern theology is written from the point of view of the Christian believe. Nevertheless, it provides valuable...
November 2011
17 posts
The Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) →
gaudynight:
An amazing resource:
The Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) is a collective database of all books published in Europe between the invention of printing and the end of the sixteenth century.
The project brings together data from established national bibliographical projects and new projects undertaken by the project team based in St Andrews, with partners in University...
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New conference announcements on the ESEMP blog →
Early modern music, Jewish popular culture, Descartes, Leibniz, Humanism, Bacon, Newton… It’s worth a look!
emto.fernuni-hagen.de down for maintenance
The EMTO database (http://emto.fernuni-hagen.de) is down for maintenance. If all goes well, it should be online tomorrow (Friday, november 25th). Sorry for any inconvenience caused by this.
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Dead ends in research - a case study →
Hilarious blog post by Jonathan Green. Spoiler:
8:35 AM: I check the newly digitized works from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. A newly digitized manuscript, cgm 414, includes a “Schmähschrift auf Kaiser Friedrich III.,” which sounds interesting. I pull it up, then go teach my literature course.
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10:25 AM: Practicas are ephemeral. Entire editions can easily get lost. I might just...
New Entry on Occasionalism in the Internet... →
written by Jason Jordan, University of Oregon.
NDPR review of "The Continuum Companion to... →
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Over at the New APPS blog: "On the history of the... →
Interesting discussion!
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Legal Issues in Mass Digitization [U. S. Copyright...
opentrends:
Legal Issues in Mass Digitization: A Preliminary Analysis and Discussion Document http://ping.fm/vMVd9
From the introduction to the document:
The Copyright Office has published a Preliminary Analysis and Discussion Document that addresses the issues raised by the intersection between copyright law and the mass digitization of books. The purpose of the Analysis is to...
Early Modern Angels (IV): The 'Fundamental...
The previous posts in this series on Descartes, Hobbes, and Leibniz have shown that
early modern philosophy of nature must be troubled by angels, because mechanistic physics reaches an impasse when trying to integrate angels into its world view and that
some misconceptions about early modern angelology should be abandoned (Descartes was interested in angels, to believe that angels have bodies...
Early Modern Angels (III): Natural and...
PDF on Google Docs.
In 1706, Leibniz discussed his views on angelology in his a series of letters to the Jesuit des Bosses, giving him the opportunity to discuss his views with a correspondent who was thoroughly acquainted with orthodox Catholic teachings on the subject and at the same time sympathetic to Leibniz’s system.
In these letters, Leibniz gives two main reasons why angels require...
Short Term Research Fellowships in Cultural and... →
Deadline: 16/12/2011
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JISC Content Clustering and Sustaining Digital... →
oldbaileyonline:
Connected Histories is one of the case studies, for those interested in how the project turned out. It’s also interesting to see it in the context of the projects funded by this JISC programme!
This eBook presents case studies from 11 digital projects managing digital resources for Higher Education. One strand of case studies look at the skills required to build and sustain...
The contribution conundrum: Why did Wikipedia... →
museum-meanderings:
Using the simple technology of the wiki allowed Wikipedia’s founders to focus on the encyclopedia’s content — to focus on soliciting article contributions rather than building technology.
Wikipedia offered low transaction costs to participation, and it de-emphasized the social ownership of content. Editing Wikipedia is easy, and instant, and virtually commitment-free....
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Catalogus van de boeken gedrukt voor 1600 aanwezig... →
October 2011
22 posts
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Great ressource for early modern scholasticism:... →
Great news: One of the important libraries in EMTO, the University Libary in Granada, provides the opportunity to download their digital books via a Dspace repository. So if you find a book in EMTO coming from there, search the repository if you want to get the pdf. All old prints seem to be available via a Creative Commons License: So they can be freely redistributed (for details see the license...
Early Modern Angels (II): Spectre or Superman?...
PDF-Version on Google Docs
In the previous post of this series on angelology, it was asked what we may deduce about the angelic mind from what we know about our own mind. For Hobbes, the answer to that question is obvious: nothing at all, because conscious states do not give any clue about what they really are, namely physical processes. Therefore, the second question asked about Descartes’...
The concept of signification in J.-C. Scaliger, by... →
Histoire Épistémologie Langage, 8 (1986), 35-52
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