Events

This page lists events and conferences on Thomas Hobbes organised by the European Hobbes Society and others.

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Event Information:

  • Fri
    10
    Aug
    2018

    Book Workshop Sandra Field's Potentia: Hobbes and Spinoza on Power and Popular Politics

    Princeton University Centre for Human Values

    Book Workshop
    Sandra Field's Potentia: Hobbes and Spinoza on Power and Popular Politics

    10th August 2018
    Princeton University Centre for Human Values
    Marx Hall 301

    9.30-9.45am Welcome and overview
    9.45-11.15am Hobbesian concepts of power (Steven Nadler: Chapters 2 and 3)
    11.15-11.30am Coffee break
    11.30am-1.00pm Hobbesian political models (Arash Abizadeh: Chapters 3 and 4)
    1.00-1.45pm Lunch break
    1.45-3.15pm Spinozist concepts of power (Michael Rosenthal: Chapter 5 and 6)
    3.15-3.30pm Coffee break
    3.30-5.00pm Spinozist political models (Hasana Sharp: Chapters 7 and 8)

    The workshop is free and open to the public. No registration is required, although RSVP will help to plan catering. For more information, or to receive a copy of the manuscript, please contact sandra.field@yale-nus.edu.sg.