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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · 10h

📢CFP: THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRANCISCO SUÁREZ
The University of Groningen will be hosting a workshop on the philosophy of Francisco Suárez, 10-11 April 2026.

Send an abstract by December 1st to the organizers, M. Rozemond and Han Thomas Adriaenssen #histphilo #suarez #scholasticism #earlymodern

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Fabrizio Baldassarri @fabribald.bsky.social · 2d

More than 50 scholars joined us today for the presentation of my book on Descartes. Many thanks to Igor Agostini and the Centro Dipartimentale di Studi su Descartes, who made It possibile, to Daniel Garber and Deborah Brown for their deep and nice comments, and the engaging discussion!

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · 23d

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · 23d

Book launch🍾
On October 6th -- at 4.00 pm (Italy time) / 10.00 (New York time)
The event is online and free of attendance

contact: [email protected]

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

#DescartesLab #Descartes #histphilo #histsci #17thcentury #particularbodies
#earlymodern

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Jul 8

The next #ForumDescartes will be in Torino - January 21-23, 2026 - the CFP is available (submission by September 15)

Share and apply if you are working on #Descartes #Cartesianism #17thcentury #histphilo #histsci
The lineup of organizers is important!

#Phdstudents #graduatestudents #philosophers

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Jul 3

The event is online - follow the link or email at

#Descartes #histphilo #histsci #histmedicine

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Jul 3

Next season of #DescartesLab is now available⤵️
The first meeting is on Nov.11, 2025 - with Steve Nadler's book on La Forge. Then, we'll discuss Cartesian ontology, Cartesian linguistic and Descartes' politics - a broad array of topics, ranging from science to philosophy and social life #17thcentury

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Jun 13

yes, this is online - a zoom link is in the poster

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Next #EarlyModernLab at University of Technology of Nuremberg, run by Dana Jalobeanu will feature Dan Garber speaking of "Reading the Rocks: Steno vs Descartes on the Anatomy of the Earth"

Wednesday 18th June - 5.00 pm CET time #histphilo #Descartes #17thcentury

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Jun 3

Available soon - #Descartes L'Homme #17thcentury #medicine #histmed #histsci #histphilo

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Fabrizio Baldassarri @fabribald.bsky.social · May 30

📣 #bluestorians #skystorians Happy to share that on October 6th, 2025, I discuss my book on #Descartes with Dan Garber and Deb Brown - who are 2 of the major Cartesian scholars of our time - chair: Igor Agostini #17thcent #earlymodern #histphilo #individualbodies

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · May 29

🖼 Italian Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy (ISEMP)
🗓️ 10-11-12 June, 2025
🎗 Keynote Speakers: Vincent Carraud, Giuseppe D'Anna, Yitzhak Melamed
📍 ROOM DO101, Palazzo Donatello, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

Check the poster for details #histphilo #17thcentury #Descartes

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · May 11

The coming week is rich with #Cartesian events.
On Wed 14th May, Giulianno Gasparri will discuss Herbert of Cherbury's De Veritate,
while on Fri 16th May, Delphine Bellis and Christoph Sander present @melissalo.bsky.social monograph on figuring #Descartes' natural philosophy

posters below #histsci

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · May 5

fbaldassarriphilo.wordpress.com/home/researc... for more info!

DESCARTES LABORATORY

This is an online research group directed by Fabrizio Baldassarri and Simone Guidi and is intended for young scholars and students working on French philosopher René Descartes and Cartesianism. The…

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · May 4

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Daniel Garber on the history and philosophy of seventeenth century science

Sciences and the History of Philosophy — With Dan Garber

In this episode, we meet Dan Garber from Princeton University to discuss the relation between Sciences and the History of Philosophy. Listen here: *** OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as...

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · May 4

Next #DescartesLab Is on @melissalo.bsky.social 's book on Descartes's picturing natural philosophy, a quite inspiring research topic. With Delphine Bellis and Christoph Sander

Join us on May 16th at 5pm (Italy )/11 am (EAST) - spread the word #descartes #earlymodern #17thcentury #histphilo #images

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Apr 23

The new series of the Seminari Cartesiani di Villa Mirafiori - organized by Claudio Buccolini and Francesco Fronterotta #Descartes #17thcentury #histphilo

April 30: Igor Agostini on the substance and attributes in Descartes
May 6: Fiormichele Benigni
May 14: Giuliano Gasparri

All details below

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · Apr 11

Coming up on Sunday: we start to dig into Descartes' thought properly, with a look at his mathematical physics, which is really the core of his philosophy as a whole.

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De Gruyter Brill Philosophy @dgb-philosophy.bsky.social · Apr 4

He was a child prodigy, a big fan of the royals, he clashed with Descartes and argued passionately for the compatibility of reason and passion. Happy Birthday Thomas Hobbes! To celebrate, read Gianni Paganini on reason, passion & curiosity in Thomas Hobbes #openacess here 👇 www.degruyter.com/do...

You can see a picture of a 1668 line engraving, it shows the face and upper body of Thomas Hobbes.

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Apr 4

Descartes and cinema

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Thony Christie @rmathematicus.bsky.social · Apr 2

Factors contributing to the changes in the role, status and nature of mathematics in the 16th century #histsci
thonyc.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/f...

From τὰ φυσικά (ta physika) to physics – XLI

Many moons ago when I studied mathematics at university in Germany, the first two years (four semesters) essentially consisted of two ninety minute lectures, starting at eight o’clock, four days a …

https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/from-τὰ-φυσικά-ta-physika-to-physics-xli/

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · Mar 30

A mere 14 1/2 years after starting the podcast, we have finally gotten to Descartes! We kick off a mini-series on him today with a look at his life and works:

www.historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-li...

#philsky #descartes #earlymodern #podcast #philosophy

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Apr 1

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a nice and important exhibition on the Discours de la Mèthode (1637) by Descartes, who was born on March 31, 1596 #descartes #histphilo #17thcentury

1637, le Discours de la méthode

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DescartesLab @descarteslab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Losers of the scientific revolution!

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Martin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · Mar 10

Cognitive and Conative Powers

A Conference in Honour of Dominik Perler

March 24–26 2025, Universität Basel: Forum eikones, Rheinsprung 11, 4051 Basel

Cognitive and Conative Powers

Internationale Konferenz zum 60. Geburtstag von Dominik Perler

philosophie.philhist.unibas.ch

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