Colloquium

Spinoza and Hume on Religion

On the occasion of the retirement of Professor Herman De Dijn

Leuven, October 16-17, 2008

Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte, Kardinaal Mercierplein 2, 3000 Leuven.

 

Speakers:

Peter Kail (Oxford University, UK)

Patricia De Martelaere (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)

Willem Lemmens (Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium)

John Cottingham (University of Reading, UK)

Wiep van Bunge (Erasmus Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

J. Thomas Cook (Rollins College Florida, US)

Paul Juffermans (HOVO, The Netherlands)

Arnold Burms (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)

 

The theme of the colloquium is the ‘philosophy of religion’ of Benedict Spinoza and David Hume, and the relevance of their views for our understanding of religion today.

             

Attending the lectures is free of charge, but for reasons of organisation please register before October 1, 2008. To register or for additional information, visit www.hermandedijn.be or contact Ms. Veerle Achten, veerle.achten@oce.kuleuven.be, tel. (+32) (0)16 32 37 87.