Roosevelt Academy, Middelburg, The Netherlands

January 2007

The aim of this conference is to re-evaluate Aristotle’s contributions to philosophy, science and art from a contemporary and multidisciplinary perspective.  Possible topics include Aristotle’s logic, physics, biology, psychology, metaphysics, ethics, politics, economics, rhetoric and poetics.  Authors are invited to elaborate on the Wirkungsgeschichte of an Aristotelian (sub-)discipline and/or to investigate its relevance for today.  Please note that Aristotelian Encounters will not be a specialist conference on textual exegesis of Aristotle’s writings, but rather an interdisciplinary gathering around Aristotle’s work.  All participants will receive (electronic versions of) all papers to be presented at the conference well in advance, and will be expected to have read all contributions in order to make stimulating in-depth discussions possible.  All contributions will be fully refereed and published in a special issue of the interdisciplinary journal Foundations of Science.

Please submit an abstract (250-300 words) by e-mail ([log in to unmask]) no later than 1 September 2005.  The final paper will be due no later than 1 March 2006. 

Organising committee: Michael Burke, Mark Janse, Bert Mosselmans.