> ANNOUNCEMENT
> NEH SUMMER SEMINAR
> LEIBNIZ AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
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> The seminar will focus on G. W. Leibniz's philosophy in the context of late 17th-century culture, that is, the universe of Scholastics, Hobbesians, Spinozists, Cartesians, Lockeans, Newtonians, et al. By understanding Leibniz in this way we gain an entry into the broader currents of European thought, a world on the threshold of the Enlightenment. Capturing Leibniz> '> s philosophy in its context helps us to appreciate the importance of Cartesianism and Spinozism in the late 17th century, the significance of the new philosophies of Locke and Newton that enter then and become more and more important through the 18th century, and the meaning given to the philosophy that will lead directly to Kant's enormously influential system.
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> The seminar will take place between June 23 and July 18, 2002 on the campus of Virginia Tech. The seminar directors will be Roger Ariew and Daniel Garber. For more information, consult the website at: http://www.phil.vt.edu/ariew/neh.html
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