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"The charioteer of the human soul drives a pair of steeds, and one of the horses is beautiful, good, and formed of such elements, whereas the makeup of the other one is quite the opposite." -Phaedrus

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A Blog For All and None. Consider it my narrative history of ideas. A place primarily to share and obtain feedback to my thoughts through my graduate career in philosophy. For philosophy is simply "thoughts that have been thought out."

Thursday, January 11, 2007

New Link: 'The Husserl Circle'

I just updated my links of philosophical societies by including "The Husserl Circle." A list just wouldn't be complete without the society of "the master" (to some). Note, however, that the 37th Annual Husserl Circle meeting will take place in Prague at the end of April. Here is a blurb from the site:

Convenor's Letter,
October 6, 2006

"I am pleased to announce that 37th Annual Meeting of the Husserl Circle will take place in Prague, from Monday, 22nd through Saturday, 28th April 2007.
Should you wish to participate in the meeting by delivering a paper, the deadline for submissions is January 1, 2007. Papers should have a reading time of no more than 30 minutes (3000 words). Anyone wishing to submit a paper should send it (or a substantial abstract) directly to me (either by email attachment, airmail or fax) so that it is received by the deadline. Happily, the number of submitted papers has been growing with each meeting, but that also means that decisions may have to be made about which papers to include. Decisions will be announced by February 1, 2007.
As you probably know, the meeting is held in Prague to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth, and the 30th anniversary of the death, of the Czech philosopher Jan Patočka (June 1, 1907 – March 13, 1977). Parallel with the meeting of Husserl Circle, there will be an international conference the aim of which is to see to what extent the philosophical thinking of Jan Patočka is still alive and to gauge the scope of its influence on contemporary philosophy. Scholars who are interested in Patočka and acquainted with his work have been invited to come to Prague and present their views on the importance of his philosophy.
The whole event is being jointly organised by the Center for Theoretical Study and the Center for Phenomenological Research (both at Charles University and the Institute for Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic), the Husserl Circle, the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna (IWM), and the Husserl Archive at the Ecole Normale Superieur in Paris. It will be held under the auspices of Prof. MUDr. Vaclav Hampl, C.Sc., Rector of Charles University and Prof. RNDr. Vaclav Paces, Dr.Sc., President of Czech Academy of Sciences.
The event shall consist of two parallel sections. One will be devoted exclusively to the work of Jan Patočka, with lectures held in English, French, or German. The other section will be the regular Annual Meeting of the Husserl Circle. Colleagues can freely switch between sections according to their concrete interest, as the lectures will be held in adjacent rooms in Carolinum, the main building of Charles University (http://www.cuni.cz/), in the center of Old Town of Prague.

The logistic details concerning lodging and traveling shall be handled by a separate letter.

I look forward to seeing you in Prague in April 2007.

Sincerely,

Ivan Chvatík, Convenor
37th Annual Meeting of the Husserl Circle"

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