Events

Émilie du Châtelet contributed significantly to eighteenth-century science and philosophy, although the full importance of her contributions has not been appreciated.  This conference brings together prominent international scholars to offer a thorough evaluation of Châtelet’s ideas and contributions.

Speakers Include:

• Katherine Brading, University of Notre Dame
• Marguerite Deslauriers, McGill University
• Karen Detlefsen, University of Pennsylvania
• Lisa Downing, Ohio State University
• Katherine Dunlop, University of Texas, Austin
• Ruth Hagengruber, Universität Paderborn
• Sarah Hutton, University of York
• Andrew Janiak, Duke University
• Matthew Jones, Columbia University
• Marcy Lascano, California State University, Long Beach
• Andrea Reichenberger, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Anne-Lise Rey, CNRS Universités de Lille
• Eric Schliesser, University of Amsterdam
• Marius Stan, Boston College
• Marij van Strien, Universität Wuppertal
• Mary Terrall, UCLA

Organized by:

• Karen Detlefsen, University of Pennsylvania
• Andrew Janiak, Duke University
• Christia Mercer, Columbia University

Open to the public. Registration is required. Please contact Brittany Koffer, [email protected], for more information and to register.

Co-Sponsors:

• The Center for Science and Society at Columbia University
• The Department of Philosophy
• The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University
• The Leibniz Fund