Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Klassische Deutsche Philosophie

The German idealists had a great interest in Aristotle’s Metaphysics. In this conference, speakers will explore the German idealists’ ways of pursuing philosophical questions they found in Aristotle. For example, is there an argument from the claim that thought is self-referential to the conclusion that thought must be pure activity? Are there other arguments for the conclusion that there must be an absolute or a God that is an unmoved mover or pure actuality? Should we conclude from Aristotelian considerations either that a kind of thought—thought thinking itself—is absolute? Or rather that there are limitations of thought?

Speakers

Marcela Garcia

Zaida Olvera

Brady Bowman

Jim Kreines

Commenters

Jake McNulty

Johannes-Georg Schuelein

Jeanne Allard

Karin Nisenbaum

Organized by

Marcela Garciá and Jim Kreines

Registration requested by July 4, at aristoteliangod@gmail.com

Schedule

9.00 Greeting

9.10-9.50 Zaida Olvera

9.50-10.00 Comments by Karin Nisenbaum

10.00-10.40 Discussion

10.40-11.20 Coffee break

11.20-12.20 James Kreines

12.20-12.30 Comments by Jake McNulty

12.30-13.10 Discussion

13.10-14.40 Lunch break

14.40-15.20 Brady Bowman

15.20-15.30 Comments by Johannes-Georg Schülein

15.30-16.10 Discussion

16.10-17.00 Coffee Break

17.00-17.40 Marcela García

17.40-17.50 Comments by Jeanne Allard

17.50-18.30 Discussion

18.30 Closing words