Workshop Early Modern Perception

Utrecht University

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What is it to perceive something? How is taste different from touch? Can instruments such as sticks or microscopes extend our senses? Issues about perception are at the heart of many Early Modern philosophical debates. They drive puzzles about what we can know, how we experience, what exists, as well as moral considerations about how we relate to others. In this workshop we will confront questions about early modern perception.
Locations: Janskerkhof 13, room 0.06 (morning) and Drift 25, room 1.02 (late afternoon) 
Watch the livestream: <A HREF="https://goo.gl/sQQs2T" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://goo.gl/sQQs2T</A>
<H2>Program</H2>
**Location: Janskerkhof 13a, room 0.06**
9:30 Doors open
Session 1 — Chair: Naomi van Steenbergen (Utrecht University)
10:00 <A HREF="http://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/anna-ortin-nadal" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anna Ortín</A> (University of Edinburgh): Mental Activity in Descartes’ Causal Theory of Sensory Perception
10:30 <A HREF="https://philosophy.ceu.edu/people/hanoch-ben-yami" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hanoch Ben-Yami</A> (Central European University): Descartes on Structural Representation without Resemblance: From Mathematics to Perception
Session 2 — Chair: Maarten Steenhagen (University of Cambridge, Queens’ College)
11:00 Lightning talks:
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<LI><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/paterjohnmaryjesus.ashfield" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">John Ashfield</A> (Utrecht University): What Happened to the Distinction Between Proper and Common Sensibles?</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://nl.linkedin.com/in/marin-kaufmann-961677129" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Marin Kaufmann</A> (Utrecht University): Descartes on Responsibility and External Blame Attribution</LI>
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11:30 <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/alexandraileanabacalu" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alexandra Ileana Bacalu</A> (University of Bucharest): Early Modern Techniques for Managing Sense-Impressions: A ‘Sensitive’ or ‘Cognitive’ Cure?
12:00  Lunch
Session 3 — Chair: Menno Lievers (Utrecht University)
13:30  <A HREF="http://ex.plicat.io" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Raphael Krut-Landau</A> (Princeton University): Spinoza on Numbing, Dawning, and Vagueness
14:00 <A HREF="http://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/JBBoulboulle/0" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jenny Boulboullé</A> (Utrecht University): Shifts Towards Experimentation in Early Modern Natural Philosophy
14:30 Lightning talks:
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<LI><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/gaby.dejong.7" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">M.G. de Jong </A>(Utrecht University): Brain Research in the Seventeenth Century: Innovations and Superstitions</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://esarkaye.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Steven Kraaijeveld</A> (Utrecht University): The Role of Perfection in Descartes’ Natural Philosophy</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://nl.linkedin.com/in/lennard-pater-406743111" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lennard Pater</A> (Utrecht University): The Birth and Development of Sir Isaac Newton’s Theory of Light and Colours</LI>
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15:15 Break
**Afternoon location: Drift 25, room 1.02** Session 4 — Chair: Albert Gootjes (Utrecht University)
15:30 <A HREF="http://www.brianglenney.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brian Glenney</A> (Norwich University): Anticipation by Simulation: Adam Smith’s Theory of Perception
16:00 Lightning talks:
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<LI><A HREF="https://nl.linkedin.com/in/theo-de-jong-767639101" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Theo de Jong</A> (Utrecht University & University of Amsterdam): Language and Perception as the Foundation of Knowledge by Early Modern Philosophers</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://nl.linkedin.com/in/mari%C3%ABlle-ekkelenkamp-908376111" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mariëlle Ekkelenkamp</A> (Utrecht University): The Tension Between Reason and Experience in Early Modern Aesthetics</LI>
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16:30 Break
Session 5 — Chair: Chris Meyns (Utrecht University)
16:45 Keynote: <A HREF="http://www.sarton.ugent.be/node/23" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Delphine Bellis</A> (Ghent University): Perceiving Depth and Distance in Vision: Descartes’ Reversal of Kepler’s Optics
18:00 Workshop End
** Reception in Janskerkhof 13a, room 0.06**
<H2>Access and Conduct</H2>
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<LI>Janskerkhof 13, room 0.06: Ground floor and accessible</LI>
<LI>Drift 25, room 1.02: First floor, lift accessible</LI>
<LI>Toilets located on the floors of the workshop rooms</LI>
<LI>Assistance dogs welcome</LI>
<LI>Large print information available on request</LI>
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If you have any questions relating to access, contact the workshop organizers.
We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
<H2>Contact</H2>
Feel free to get in touch with <A HREF="http://www.chrismeyns.xyz" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chris Meyns</A> (c.meyns@uu.nl) if you have any questions.
 
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