G. W. Leibniz’s
Philosophical Essays
Toronto, ON
August 10 – 14
Conversation with Dr. Roger Ariew (U. South Florida)
Friday, August 14th
Seminar Sessions & Writing Projects
Session 1
“Little Perceptions of the Cosmos”
Jacob Singer
“Notes on Leibniz on Freedom”
Saša Stanković
“Leibniz and Images of God”
James Murphy
Session 2
“From Its Own Depths: Individual Distinction, Obscurity, Memory”
Casey Ford
“Leibniz and the Problem of a Universal Characteristic”
Daniel Griffin
“Substance and Ecology”
Suzanne McCullagh
Session 3
“Revisiting Leibniz’s Writings on China”
Andrea Pitts
“Minds, Apperception, and Monads”
Alexander Leferman
“Of Truth and Possible Worlds in Leibniz’s Monadology”
Elisabeth Pacquette
Session 4
“Leibniz and Human-Animal Dualism”
Anna Kovler
Participants
Casey Ford, PhD Candidate, Philosophy, University of Guelph
Daniel Griffin, PhD Candidate, Philosophy, University of Guelph, MA (Georgia State)
Anna Kovler, MA Candidate, Ontario College of Art and Design, BFA (Guelph)
Alexander Leferman, MA, Philosophy (Guelph)
Suzanne McCullagh, PhD, Philosophy (Guelph), MA (MUN)
James Murphy, PhD Student, Philosophy, DePaul University
Elisabeth Paquette, PhD Student, Philosophy, York University, MA (Guelph)
Andrea Pitts, PhD Candidate, Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, MA (South Florida)
Jacob Singer, PhD Student, University of DePaul, MA (Guelph)
Saša Stanković, PhD, Philosophy (Guelph), Assistant Professor, University of Prince Edward Island, MA (Trent)