Gisteren kwam ik tegen dat er in mei 2015 een conferentie zal
worden gehouden over “Hobbes & Spinoza in the 21st Century,” met als thema:
Recent interest in Hobbes and Spinoza has tended to focus on their ideas in
historical context. From this perspective, Hobbes is acknowledged to be an
important influence on Spinoza, and both are key figures in the development of
modern political philosophy and science. Yet many current moral and political
thinkers overlook Hobbes and Spinoza, and the connection between them, thus
losing out on a major source of insight for current moral and political issues.
While some recent notable discussions of Hobbes and Spinoza have applied their
methods and ideas to contemporary problems, we think that these discussions are
deserving of both greater attention and continued development.
political and moral thought, concomitant with a renaissance in historically
oriented Hobbes and Spinoza scholarship, points to the need for increased
dialogue between these two domains. To this end, our conference will facilitate
this dialogue in order to promote further application of Hobbes's and Spinoza's
ideas to contemporary moral and political issues. [Cf.]
Een van de sprekers
is Edwin Curley, die op zijn website
artikelen over o.a. Hobbes en Spinoza als PDF aanbiedt!
M. Rosenthal, The Consolations of
Philosophy: Hobbes's Secret, Spinoza's Way. Temple Univ Press, 1989
[Wat aparte titel, die vragen oproept. Cf. begin van een review en cf. nog een, waarmee we een indruk van het boek krijgen]
Door deze samenloop besloot ik in dit blog e.e.a. dat op internet te
vinden is over beide filosofen bijeen te brengen en tevens hun portretten naast
elkaar te zetten. Ik zette er hun data onder om te laten zien hoe ongelijk de
leefjaren verdeeld kunnen zijn.