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Modern French Thought and the History of Philosophy
October 17-18, 2025
Kaplan Hall 348
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Please join us for Modern French Thought and the History of Philosophy, a workshop at UCLA from October 17-18, 2025.
This conference is presented by the UCLA Philosophy Department, with support from the Comparative Literature Department, and organized by Professor Eleanor Kaufman (Comparative Literature, English, and ELTS) and Professor Calvin Normore (Philosophy).
Featured speakers include Joe Hughes (University of Melbourne), Steven Mailloux (University of California, Irvine and Loyola Marymount University), Davide Panagia (University of California, Los Angeles), Jacob Schmutz (University of Louvain) and Alan Schrift (Grinnell College).
Workshop Program
Friday, October 17th
4:00 PM: Opening reception and welcome
4:30 PM: Alan Schrift, Grinnell College: “The Institutionalization of History of Philosophy in Recent French Thought” – Introduced and moderated by Eleanor Kaufman
6:00 PM: After talk reception for all participants and guests
Saturday, October 18th
10:30 AM: Jacob Schmutz (Zoom), University of Louvain: “Is Metaphysics Dangerous for the Republic? The Debate for a Unique Course of Philosophy in Enlightenment France” – Introduced and moderated by Calvin Normore
12:00 PM: Conference lunch, attendees welcome
1:00 PM: Steven Mailloux, University of California, Irvine and Loyola Marymount University: “Jesuitical Philosophy in Paris: Ignatian Spirituality and Political Theology in the Twentieth Century” – Introduced and moderated by Austin Webster
2:30 PM: Davide Panagia, University of California, Los Angeles: “Mimesis, the explication de texte, and State Thinking” – Introduced and moderated by Grant Hussong
4:00 PM: Joe Hughes, University of Melbourne: “Jean Hyppolite: Philosophy, Non-Philo-sophy, and the History of Philosophy” – Introduced and moderated by Jessica Marian
5:30 PM: Closing reception for all participants and guests
For more information, visit the event website hosted by the UCLA Department of Comparative Literature HERE.
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