Call for papers by Filip Niklas
Plí - The Warwick Journal of Philosophy, 2019
For this volume, Plí invites papers concerning Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature, the idea of such a p... more For this volume, Plí invites papers concerning Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature, the idea of such a project and its relation to particular sciences. We encourage papers that examine and assess ‘stages’ (or the lack thereof) in the Philosophy of Nature with regards to specific domains (physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, etc.).
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For as long as philosophical questions have been asked, the nature and task of philosophy itself ... more For as long as philosophical questions have been asked, the nature and task of philosophy itself has posed a problem to which various and often conflicting solutions have arisen. Today it seems that the idea and practice of philosophy is as controversial as ever – for philosophers and non-philosophers alike, though the questions have been rephrased. What is the place of philosophy in an increasingly specialised academia? How does society perceive philosophy and how can philosophy itself impact society? Has philosophy progressed, or simply adapted to the political and social world in which it is found? Is a single foundation possible, or must we always ‘begin again’, seeking new philosophical tools in pursuit of the problems we encounter?
This year, the Warwick Conference of Continental Philosophy (WCPC) wants to reflect on these issues, and thus invites papers of Continental or European philosophy focusing upon the purpose and scope of philosophical discourse and practice.
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This is an upcoming workshop to be held at the University of Warwick on June 1st. The idea is to ... more This is an upcoming workshop to be held at the University of Warwick on June 1st. The idea is to engage with the first two parts of Hegel's Doctrine of Essence in the Logic, and so the workshop is highly focused and exegetical in scope. These two parts, particularly the section on reflexion, are notoriously difficult, so we intend to work with the text, unpack the concepts and aim to get a grasp on what role mediation and immediacy play in Hegel's thought at this stage.
One of the claims Hegel makes during these sections is that mediation is fundamentally not external to things, but that it is in fact a prerequisite for their concrete existence. This mediation, as essence, is the inwardness 'stepping out' (SL 416-18/11.321-24, trans. Di Giovanni), and as such is the manner in which things-in-themselves, as property, can be logically specified. Here's just one place Hegel's thought comes in dialogue with other thinkers, such as Kant and Fichte, but there are many more interesting points of contact.
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On the 50th anniversary of the events of May '68 and the 100th of the October revolution, it seem... more On the 50th anniversary of the events of May '68 and the 100th of the October revolution, it seems pertinent to critically examine the movements which have gained increasing traction in the upheaval of the last decade. Political and economic structures shift like tectonic plates, slowly and at first unnoticed: what was once impossible has become commonplace. The ever-increasing development of technology and commerce has opened questions new and old as to the role of human beings in an increasingly automated and globalised world, and of how our characters develop and change in relation to the machines to which we are now inextricably connected. Political questions themselves have changed, and with them the solutions theoretical works inspire. What does it mean to be a subject, and to be subject to power? To belong to, or to be independent of, a continent, a nation, a class, race, gender or sexuality? During an ongoing refugee crisis, rising nationalism and within an increasingly globalised world, how have the metaphysical and political boundaries shifted, and how does this alter the question of what is to be done? This year, Plí invites papers devoted to questions of politics and identity in the broadest sense, aiming to bring strands of contemporary theory into direct conflict or connection.
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Philosophy has tended to be regarded of as dealing with pure, ephemeral thought. Its world of ide... more Philosophy has tended to be regarded of as dealing with pure, ephemeral thought. Its world of ideas is one into which words intrude only out of an often ‘tiresome’ secondary need: the need to be recorded, catalogued, communicated. Yet properly considered, philosophical ideas are inextricably bound up with their formative materiality: the words, tropes, forms, and figurations which not only enable their communication, but inform and structure their formulation. From Heraclitus’ use of oracular poetics to Adorno’s strategically difficult, resistant style of dialectics, certain thinkers have not only emphasised this inseparability but made central use of it in their philosophies. They have embraced and deployed ‘style’, made use of literary and rhetorical form or particular modes of semantic construction, and played with words, tropes, and phrases in the development of philosophies which ‘think themselves’ through such devices.
For our twenty-ninth volume, Plí invites papers which explore the place of style and form in philosophy. Submissions should seek to interrogate the relation between what we think and the way we think it – whether that be through examinations of a thinker’s specific style or use of forms, or through broader considerations of the significance of language and literary form in the structuring and formulation of philosophy.
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Call for papers by Filip Niklas
This year, the Warwick Conference of Continental Philosophy (WCPC) wants to reflect on these issues, and thus invites papers of Continental or European philosophy focusing upon the purpose and scope of philosophical discourse and practice.
One of the claims Hegel makes during these sections is that mediation is fundamentally not external to things, but that it is in fact a prerequisite for their concrete existence. This mediation, as essence, is the inwardness 'stepping out' (SL 416-18/11.321-24, trans. Di Giovanni), and as such is the manner in which things-in-themselves, as property, can be logically specified. Here's just one place Hegel's thought comes in dialogue with other thinkers, such as Kant and Fichte, but there are many more interesting points of contact.
Please take a look and consider giving a paper or participate!
For our twenty-ninth volume, Plí invites papers which explore the place of style and form in philosophy. Submissions should seek to interrogate the relation between what we think and the way we think it – whether that be through examinations of a thinker’s specific style or use of forms, or through broader considerations of the significance of language and literary form in the structuring and formulation of philosophy.
This year, the Warwick Conference of Continental Philosophy (WCPC) wants to reflect on these issues, and thus invites papers of Continental or European philosophy focusing upon the purpose and scope of philosophical discourse and practice.
One of the claims Hegel makes during these sections is that mediation is fundamentally not external to things, but that it is in fact a prerequisite for their concrete existence. This mediation, as essence, is the inwardness 'stepping out' (SL 416-18/11.321-24, trans. Di Giovanni), and as such is the manner in which things-in-themselves, as property, can be logically specified. Here's just one place Hegel's thought comes in dialogue with other thinkers, such as Kant and Fichte, but there are many more interesting points of contact.
Please take a look and consider giving a paper or participate!
For our twenty-ninth volume, Plí invites papers which explore the place of style and form in philosophy. Submissions should seek to interrogate the relation between what we think and the way we think it – whether that be through examinations of a thinker’s specific style or use of forms, or through broader considerations of the significance of language and literary form in the structuring and formulation of philosophy.