Convenor: Dr Hannah Dawson (University of Edinburgh)

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Following his award of a Balzan Prize, Professor Quentin Skinner established the annual Balzan-Skinner lecture and associated colloquium in modern intellectual history, to be held under the joint auspices of the Faculty of History and CRASSH. The inaugural lecturer is Dr Hannah Dawson of the University of Edinburgh, who has chosen as her theme the normativity of nature. She will examine the relationship between nature and morality in early enlightenment thought. A triumvirate of scholars will then explore certain key moments in the development of the theme: Professor Christopher Gill (University of Exeter) on Stoicism, Professor Sarah Hutton (University of Aberystwyth) on Cambridge Platonism, and Dr Lena Halldenius (Malm? University) on Mary Wollstonecraft.

Programme and Registration

Please click on the link at the right hand side of the page to see a provisional programme. and to book online. The attendance fee is £10 standard and a £5 reduced charge for students, which includes refreshments and lunch.

For administrative enquiries please contact Michelle Maciejewska.

Normativity of Nature: Balzan-Skinner Lecture and Colloquium

Programme

Location : CRASSH Date : Friday 10 September 2010

Friday 10 September
11.00 - 11.30	Registration
11.30 - 13.00	Welcome and Introduction Dr Hannah Dawson (University of Edinburgh) The normativity of nature in early-modern thought Chair: Dr Annabel Brett (University of Cambridge)
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 14.45	Professor Christopher Gill (University of Exeter) The Stoics on nature as a norm - more credible than it might seem Chair: Professor David Sedley (University of Cambridge)
14.45 - 15.00	Short Break
15.00 - 15.45	Professor Sarah Hutton (University of Aberystwyth) Cambridge Platonism Chair: Dr Michael Edwards (University of Cambridge)
15.45 - 16.15	Tea/coffee Break
16.15 - 17.00	Professor Lena Halldenius (University of Malmö) Drawing from the ‘original source’: Mary Wollstonecraft and the origin of morality Chair: Dr Hannah Dawson (University of Edinburgh)
17.00	Reception at CRASSH
19.30	Dinner in local restaurant (all welcome)