2008 Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy

The New York University Department of Philosophy sponsors annual conferences on issues in modern philosophy. Each conference invites a number of distinguished philosophers to examine the development of a central philosophical problem from early modern philosophy to the present, seeking to understand the evolution of formulations of the problem and of approaches to resolving it. By examining the work of philosophers of the past both in historical context and in relation to contemporary philosophical thinking, the conferences aim to allow philosophy’s past and present to illuminate each other.

The 2008 Conference, Skepticism, will be held November 8-9, 2008.   Registration for the 2008 conference is now available online.

Please check back for links to 2008 conference papers, which will be posted as they become available.