CALL FOR PAPERS Summer School ‘Methodology in the History of Philosophy’ 05 – 09 July 2021, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG), The Netherlands.

 

History of philosophy has become increasingly mindful of the need for critical reflection on its methodologies. Instead of merely pursuing the oftentimes narrow way of reading and understanding a philosophical work by means of analytical or rational reconstruction, researchers have become increasingly sensitive to the historical context and situatedness of a philosophical text.

 Furthermore, the field has become aware of the harmful exclusion of underrepresented or marginalised groups (such as women philosophers, or non-western traditions of philosophy). There is a growing desire to move beyond the traditional boundaries of the philosophical canon studying also the so called ‘minor’ figures of our past. In short, the field has seen the need for a more inclusivist approach of studying past authors. In addition, novel computational approaches are opening up new exciting means of analysing large-scale corpora of text. 

The Department of History of Philosophy at the University of Groningen invites papers of master’s and PhD students as well as junior and senior researchers. The aim of the summer school is to collaboratively reflect on methodological changes in the history of philosophy as well as to foster interactions between philosophers at different stages in their career. The summer school will offer participants new insights into the different approaches to the study of the history of philosophy. Participants will be encouraged to reflect upon their own practices of interpretation, and upon more nuanced research strategies. 

The summer school will be held entirely online. However, we strive to make the experience of this summer school as close as possible to one taking place in person. Confirmed keynote speakers: Christia Mercer (Columbia University), Delphine Antoine-Mahut (ENS Lyon), Kobus Marais (UFS South Africa) and Charles Pence (UC Louvain). 

We invite papers in subjects including, but not limited to, the following topics: 

• The canon of philosophy 

• Recovering and advancing underrepresented groups, topics, and positions 

• History of philosophy and other forms of knowledge (science, religion, etc.) 

• The interplay of history of philosophy and contemporary philosophy 

• Digital approaches to historical research (e.g., network analysis) 

Abstracts of 300 words should be sent by 14/03/2021 to summerschoolphilosophy@rug.nl. 

Questions or inquiries of any kind should also be directed to summerschoolphilosophy@rug.nl. 

N.B.: While we encourage paper submissions, attending the summer school without presenting is, of course, possible. 

Summer school fee: 25 EUROS for master students. 50 EUROS for PhDs and postdocs.

 We would like to point out that by submitting a paper or attending the summer school, you commit yourself to the following code of conduct: We seek a harassment-free conference climate for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression; age; sexual orientation; disability; physical appearance; body size; race; ethnicity; religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate any discrimination, or harassment of conference participants in any form.