Convenor: Dr Hannah Dawson (University of Edinburgh)
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
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Normativity of Nature: Balzan-Skinner Lecture and Colloquium
Programme
Location : CRASSH Date : Friday 10 September 2010
Dr Hannah Dawson (University of Edinburgh)
The normativity of nature in early-modern thought
Chair: Dr Annabel Brett (University of Cambridge)
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)
| Friday 10 September |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
Registration |
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11.30 - 13.00 |
Welcome and Introduction
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13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 - 14.45 |
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14.45 - 15.00 |
Short Break |
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15.00 - 15.45 |
Professor Sarah Hutton (University of Aberystwyth) Chair: Dr Michael Edwards (University of Cambridge) |
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15.45 - 16.15 |
Tea/coffee Break |
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16.15 - 17.00 |
Professor Lena Halldenius (University of Malmö) Chair: Dr Hannah Dawson (University of Edinburgh) |
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17.00 |
Reception at CRASSH |
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19.30 |
Dinner in local restaurant (all welcome) |
