CFP: The Tree of Knowledge: Theories of Sciences and Arts in Central Europe, Warsaw, 28-29 May 2015
The Tree of Knowledge: Theories of
Sciences and Arts in Central Europe, 1400−1700
Faculty
of “Artes Liberales”, University of Warsaw, Poland
Date:
28th–29th May 2015
Call
for Papers
We
invite submissions for papers to be given at the forthcoming seminar on
theories of knowledge in late medieval and early modern Central European
sources. The seminar is open to all scholars
working in the field of early modern intellectual history, or related
disciplines such as history of philosophy or theology, but contributions from
younger scholars (doctoral candidates and post-doctoral fellows) are
particularly invited. It seeks to investigate
the way in which new currents of reflection on epistemology, the structure of
knowledge, and the relations between arts and sciences impacted the
intellectual culture of Central Europe on a variety of different levels: from
philosophy of knowledge and theoretical reflection, through pedagogical
organisation and methodology – the reform of schools and universities, to the
wider dissemination of knowledge through print, and the fostering of national
and international intellectual networks.
A particular focus will be on Ramism and the reception of Ramist,
pre-Ramist and post-Ramist models in diverse intellectual and religious milieus
of Central Europe. In this way the
seminar aims to place Ramism (broadly understood) in a wider intellectual
trajectory, stretching back to the Middle Ages and Renaissance and looking
forward to the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution.
Topics
may include, but are not limited to, the following:
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The medieval and Renaissance roots of Ramist method and pedagogy.
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The metaphysical and anti-metaphysical dimensions of Ramism.
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The development of Ramism and its relation to competing Aristotelian, Lullist,
Baconian and Comenian methodologies.
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Central European readers of Ramist, Lullist and related sources.
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New models of knowledge and their relation to the new natural sciences.
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Ramism, the confessionalisation of knowledge and ‘universal reformation’.
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The impact of new models of knowledge on the teaching of particular arts in
Central Europe.
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Students’ notes as a source of knowledge on pedagogical practice.
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New models of knowledge and publishing in early modern Central Europe.
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The relation of Central European intellectual developments to those elsewhere
in Europe or the New World.
Conveners:
Dr. Simon J. G. Burton, Dr. Michał Choptiany
Proposals
should be sent to the following address: arborscientiarum2015@gmail.com.
Abstracts for papers of 20 minutes should be between 250 and 350 words in
length. All applicants are also required to submit a brief biography of 200
words or less. The deadline for paper proposals is 31st March 2015.
The organisers reserve the right to select up to 20 papers. All applicants will
be informed about the results of the selection process in the first week of
April. All participants will be invited to submit a draft version of their
papers to the organisers before the seminar in order to enable the circulation
of manuscripts among the participants before the seminar. The conference fee is
€ 50 and
will partially cover the costs of organisation.