invitation to a conference on early modern philosophy

The Department of Philosophy at CEU invites you to a conference on early modern philosophy entitled “Philosophical Problems in Historical Context” All talks will be held in the Philosophy Seminar Room (CEU Zrinyi u. 14, room 412) Contact Mike Griffin (griffinm(a)ceu.hu) for further information. May 12 10:00 Ksenija Puskaric (Central European University), “Mystical experience of God through the Lens of Cartesian Actual Infinity” 11:20 Judit Szalai (ELTE, Institute of Philosophy), “The Life of the Immortal Soul in Descartes” Lunch 2:00 Dániel Schmal (Pázmány Péter Catholic University), “Descartes on Free Will and Temporality” 3:20 Don Garrett (New York University), “Representation and Misrepresentation in Spinoza’s Psychology.” May 13 11:30 Jan Palkoska (Charles University, Prague), “Causation and Explanation in Leibniz” Lunch 1:45 Howard Robinson (Central European University), “Locke on What Empiricism Is Not” 3:00 T.W.C. Stoneham (University of York), “Perceiving, Imagining and Dreaming” Kriszta Biber Department Coordinator Philosophy Department Tel: 36-1-327-3806 Fax: 36-1-327-3072 E-mail: biberk(a)ceu.hu