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Philosophy of History

This seminar is open to all those interested in the philosophy of history, broadly construed (including historiography, historical theory, methodology).

Meetings usually take place fortnightly, five times in the Autumn Term and five in the Spring Term; they begin at 5.30 pm, on alternate Thursdays, and are currently held in the Athlone Room 102 of Senate House.

Convenors: Robert Burns (Goldsmith) socrates.1rmburns@btinternet.com

Venue: Athlone Room 102, 1st floor South block, Senate House
Time: Thursday, 5.30pm

Spring Term 2012
19 January

Dr. Jerome de Groot (University of Manchester)


Smoke, smoking, and the fantasy of pastness
2 February

Professor Keith Jenkins (University of Chichester)


The Death Throes of History
16 February

Eric Farge (Berlin and London)


Counterfactuals and context: is biography history?
1 March

Professor Philip Smallwood (Emeritus Professor of English, Birmingham City University, and Visiting Fellow, School of
Humanities, Bristol University)


Theory and Practice in the History of Poetry
15 March

Dr. Alex Macfie (London)


The Idea of Oakeshott

 

A one-day Colloquium in May is being planned in order to explore further last term's
theme of 'The Philosophy of the History of Science. The provisional title of the
Colloquium is 'The Historicality of Natural Science.

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