Stadt: Göttingen

Beginn: 2019-05-09

Ende: 2019-05-11

International Conference

“The great protector of wits. D’Holbach 1789-2019”

Lichtenberg-Kolleg, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen,
Historic Observatory, Geismar Landstraße 11
9-11 May 2019

Conveners: Franziska Meier and Laura Nicolì

Thursday, 9th May

From 9 Registration
9.15 – 9 Franziska Meier (Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen), Welcome
09.30 – 10 Laura Nicolì (Lichtenberg-Kolleg), Introduction

10-11.30, Session 1 Chair: Nicholas Cronk
Brunello Lotti (Università di Udine), The concept of natural order in The System of Nature
Enrico Galvagni (Lichtenberg-Kolleg), Luxury, Mystification, and Oppressive Power in d’Holbach’s Philosophical Writings

11.45-13.15, Session 2 Chair: Laura Nicolì
Mladen Kozul (University of Montana), Holbach stratège et philosophe
Ruggero Sciuto (Hertford College / Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford), The Absent Guest: D’Holbach’s Strategic Usage of Voltaire’s Texts

14.30-16, Session 3 Chair: Maria Susana Seguin
Alain Sandrier (Université de Caen Normandie), De quelques aspects de la contribution du baron d’Holbach à l’Encyclopédie
Mélanie Ephrème (Université Paris Diderot), Le baron d’Holbach, traducteur discret de la chimie allemande

16.30 – 18.30 Public Lecture
Alan Charles Kors (University of Pennsylvania), Holbach’s Skepticism
Discussant: Tony La Vopa (North Carolina State University / Lichtenberg-Kolleg)

Friday, 10th May

9.30-11, Session 4 Chair: Mladen Kozul
Gianni Paganini (Università del Piemonte Orientale), D’Holbach and the “spirit of Judaism”
Jacopo Agnesina (Università di Roma “La Sapienza”), The role of Prophecies. Baron d’Holbach as translator of Anthony Collins

12-13.30, Session 5 Chair: Franziska Meier
Maria Susana Seguin (Université Montpellier III / IHRIMENS de Lyon / IUF), Le rôle d’Holbach dans la diffusion de la littérature philosophique clandestine
Paolo Quintili (Università di Roma ”Tor Vergata”), D’Holbach et Diderot: une amitié plus que philosophique

15-16.30, Session 6 Chair : Alain Sandrier
Gerhardt Stenger (Université de Nantes), Voltaire contre la coterie holbachique
Emilio Mazza (IULM, Milano), How many “atheists” at d’Holbach’s table?

17.00 – 17.40: “Towards a born-digital critical edition of d’Holbach’s complete works”. Round table organised by Nicholas Cronk and Ruggero Sciuto

Saturday, 11th May

9-9.45, Session 7 Chair: Gianni Paganini
Jonathan Israel (Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton), D’Holbach’s Political Thought. A subdued monarchism not unlike Voltaire’s, or a decisive step inlaying the crypto-republican underlay of the late 18th century revolutionary consciousness?

10-11.30, Session 8 Chair: Tony La Vopa
Nicholas Cronk (Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford), Who are d’Holbach’s readers?
Iryna Mykhailova (Lichtenberg-Kolleg), D’Holbach’s Legacy in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union: Translations and Receptions

11.30 – 12.30 Final round-table discussion chaired by Alan Charles Kors

Beitrag von: Laura Nicolì

Redaktion: Redaktion romanistik.de