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#DescartesLaboratory is a research group directed by Fabrizio Baldassarri and Simone Guidi on the French philosopher René Descartes and the reception of his thought and science - online seminars and collaboration in events #17thcentury #histphilo #histsci
#Cartesian event in Venice, organized with the #DescartesLab collaboration, on the recent edition of #Descartes's Regulae ad directionem ingenii. The event is blended.
#histphilo #histsci #earlymodernbooks #17thcentury #epistemology
We are pleased to support #DescartesAge #DescartesLaboratory
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
and now it's the turn of Madness #Descartes #DescartesLab
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We are deep into discussing what is the moral connection between La Forge, the good Cartesian, and Descartes and inheritance and deviation of Cartesians from the teachings of Descartes! some matter to reflect #descartes #descarteslab #cartesianism #histphilo #17thcentury
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Two events at Fribourg University in Switzerland, with Francesco Marrone discussing #Descartes #Cartesianism and #Scholasticism at large, especially dealing with doubt, will, reality, and objectification #17thcentury #histphilo
October 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Next #DescartesLaboratory⤵️
November 11th, with Delphine Antoine-Mahut and Carmine Taddeo to discuss Steven Nadler's The Good Cartesian👌🧠

The event is online, everyone is welcome
#Descartes #histsci #histphilo #17thcentury #histmed
Email us for info!

fbaldassarriphilo.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/n...
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A lecture at Università Cattolica in Milan - Tuesday 21st October on Descarters's metaphysical medicine. #Descartes #medicine #clinic #metaphysics #metaphysicaltherapy #madness #histsci #histmed #histphilo
It sounds fascinating - organizer: Elena Rapetti
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
📢 #bluehistorians #Skystorians Please follow this event on Cartesian studies #Descartes #17thcentury #histphilo #Cartesianism #histsci in Bari
October 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#RomanaeDisputationes Igor Agostini's talk on the ego (the notion of self) in Descartes - the talk is in Italian

#Descartes #histphilo #17thcentury #philosophy #Hegel #earlymodern

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH5p...
October 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
📢CFP: THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRANCISCO SUÁREZ
The University of Groningen will be hosting a workshop on the philosophy of Francisco Suárez, 10-11 April 2026.

Send an abstract by December 1st to the organizers, M. Rozemond and Han Thomas Adriaenssen #histphilo #suarez #scholasticism #earlymodern
October 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
September 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The next #ForumDescartes will be in Torino - January 21-23, 2026 - the CFP is available (submission by September 15)

Share and apply if you are working on #Descartes #Cartesianism #17thcentury #histphilo #histsci
The lineup of organizers is important!

#Phdstudents #graduatestudents #philosophers
July 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Next season of #DescartesLab is now available⤵️
The first meeting is on Nov.11, 2025 - with Steve Nadler's book on La Forge. Then, we'll discuss Cartesian ontology, Cartesian linguistic and Descartes' politics - a broad array of topics, ranging from science to philosophy and social life #17thcentury
July 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Next #EarlyModernLab at University of Technology of Nuremberg, run by Dana Jalobeanu will feature Dan Garber speaking of "Reading the Rocks: Steno vs Descartes on the Anatomy of the Earth"

Wednesday 18th June - 5.00 pm CET time #histphilo #Descartes #17thcentury
June 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
June 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🖼 Italian Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy (ISEMP)
🗓️ 10-11-12 June, 2025
🎗 Keynote Speakers: Vincent Carraud, Giuseppe D'Anna, Yitzhak Melamed
📍 ROOM DO101, Palazzo Donatello, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

Check the poster for details #histphilo #17thcentury #Descartes
May 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The coming week is rich with #Cartesian events.
On Wed 14th May, Giulianno Gasparri will discuss Herbert of Cherbury's De Veritate,
while on Fri 16th May, Delphine Bellis and Christoph Sander present @melissalo.bsky.social monograph on figuring #Descartes' natural philosophy

posters below #histsci
May 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Next #DescartesLab Is on @melissalo.bsky.social 's book on Descartes's picturing natural philosophy, a quite inspiring research topic. With Delphine Bellis and Christoph Sander

Join us on May 16th at 5pm (Italy )/11 am (EAST) - spread the word #descartes #earlymodern #17thcentury #histphilo #images
May 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The new series of the Seminari Cartesiani di Villa Mirafiori - organized by Claudio Buccolini and Francesco Fronterotta #Descartes #17thcentury #histphilo

April 30: Igor Agostini on the substance and attributes in Descartes
May 6: Fiormichele Benigni
May 14: Giuliano Gasparri

All details below
April 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Descartes and cinema
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Losers of the scientific revolution!
March 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Tarek now replying!
February 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
now live
February 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Tomorrow, February 17 - #DescartesLab #DescartesMethod
Discussing the book of Tarek Dika with Raphaele Garrod and Iacopo Chiaravalli - at 3 pm (Italy time)

Online - for info: email cartesianlaboratory@gmail.com

attendance is free!
#histphilo #17thcentury #method #histsci #earlymodern
February 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📣It is out the latest issue of Alvearium (o/a) on philosophy and medicine in the seventeenth century - with a lot on Descartes by several great scholars who presented some recent work on Cartesian medicine of the mind and the body! #descartes #histmed #histphilo

www.cartesius.net/doc/pubblica...
February 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📣Workshop on Object/Oggetto/Objet @Unisalento #CentroCartesiano #Descartes #Cartesianism #histphilo #histsci
January 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM