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On 7 October the German Philosophy Seminar at the Institute of Modern Languages Research (previously known as the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies) resumes. We meet, normally biweekly, on Mondays from 16:00-18:00 in Senate House, room 246, University of London. The topic for the whole academic year will be: materialism in German Philosophy. From the beginnings of German thought in the alchemy of Boehme's Aurora, via Schelling's philosophy of nature and the rise of historical materialism, to the climatological materialism of Sloterdijk's Spheres, we will examine the ground motif of materiality: the outside of thought, the limit and its transgression, and how it has shaped the history of European philosophy. There is a blog for the seminar with up-to-date information: http://germanphilosophy.wordpress.com/ The IMLR link: http://events.sas.ac.uk/imlr/events/view/14057/Materialism+in+German+Philosophy+-+From+Boehme+to+Sloterdijk+and+Beyond Please register in advance: [log in to unmask] Dr Johan Siebers Institute of Modern Languages Research School of Advanced Study University of London Senate House Malet Street WC1E 7HU London +44 20 7862 8738 +44 7894 741174 http://www.igrs.sas.ac.uk<http://www.igrs.sas.ac.uk/> http://www.sas.academia.edu/siebers 'Banality is counter-revolution.' (Isaac Babel)