Spinoza Workshop 2026
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Monday-Tuesday 9-10 February
Old Arts Room 209
University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus
This two-day workshop is devoted to the discussion of problems in the interpretation of Spinoza.
All are welcome but space is strictly limited. Please RSVP ASAP to Joe Hughes. Special thanks to Jon Rubin for organising.
Program | ||
Monday | ||
10:00 – 11:30 | André Martin | TBD |
11:30 – 13:00 | Sandra Field | Spinoza’s Critique of Hobbes, Revisited |
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 – 15:30 | Janice Richardson | Spinoza’s Individual: Fricker, Floridi, and the ontology of information |
15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee break | |
15:45 – 17:15 | Anthony Uhlmann | Spinoza’s Common Notions |
Tuesday | ||
10:00 – 11:30 | Chris van Rompaey | What Does Spinoza Mean by ‘Intellect’? |
11:30 – 13:00 | Jon Rubin | “What’s love got to do with it?” union and love in the Short Treatise |
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 – 15:30 | Roundtable discussion | The use of the “rule of three” example in the Emendation, Short Treatise, and Ethics |