Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop

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The Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop brings together scholars, students, and community members interested in the history of philosophy across all periods and traditions. We meet intermittently during the course of the academic year to discuss work in progress. A list of upcoming events can be found below.  A list of archived workshop events can be found here. Unless otherwise indicated, workshop events are always free and open to the public. All are warmly welcome to attend.

This year, we are delighted to welcome Mariana Noé as our inaugural Harvard History of Philosophy Postdoctoral Fellow. Mariana is a specialist in Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and ethics. In addition to participating in workshops, Mariana will be offering two courses in the Harvard Philosophy Department, one on Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy (fall semester) and one on "Art and Public Policy in Plato, Aristotle, and Beyond" (spring semester). You can find out more about Mariana and her work on her faculty page as well as on her personal website. We are grateful to the Abigail Adams Institute for its generous financial support of the Harvard History of Philosophy Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. 

If you have questions about the workshop please contact Jeff McDonough. If you are interested in subscribing to the workshop listserve please contact Kate Grant. We are grateful to the Harvard Department of Philosophy and to the committee for the Provostial Funds in the Arts and Humanities at Harvard University for their generous financial support of the Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop.

Upcoming Events

2024 Apr 02

Micha Gläser (University of Zurich), "Prudence and politics in the Kantian enterprise"

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Robbins Library, Emerson 211
Abstract: Immanuel Kant’s practical works do not contain a well-developed theory of prudence. His most extensive treatment of prudence occurs in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, where he presents prudence as giving rise to a distinct system of hypothetical imperatives, namely those contingent on the willing of happiness as one’s end. The discussion of prudence in the Groundwork at the same time explains Kant’s relative disinterest in the topic: given that happiness as he understands it there amounts to a merely empirical concept, its... Read more about Micha Gläser (University of Zurich), "Prudence and politics in the Kantian enterprise"

Past Events