----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- Conference - The Philosophy of the History of Ideas A one-day conference at Goldsmiths College on Thursday 28 June 2001. The Conference The conference is in part a response to Mark Bevir's The Logic of the History of Ideas (Cambridge University Press, 1999). This is perhaps the only full-length book in English to offer a systematic exploration of 'the forms of reasoning appropriate to the history of ideas' dealing with such 'central questions as: what is meaning? What constitutes objective knowledge of the past? What are beliefs and traditions? How can we explain why people held the beliefs they did?' The papers to be presented will range widely over philosophical issues raised by the historical studies of ideas, usually holding Mark Bevir's views particularly in mind, but giving consideration also to the thinking of Gramsci, Gadamer, Husserl, Derrida, Giddens, Sewell, Bourdieu, Geertz, the Cambridge School, among others. Copies of Mark Bevir's book are available at a 25% discount from the published price of £40 to all those who register for the conference. The conference will begin at 10am and end at 5.40pm with lunch at 1.30pm. The Speakers Mark Bevir (Berkley) The Author as Reader: Post Hoc Reflections on the Logic of the History of Ideas Robert Burns (Goldsmiths, London) The Socio-Historical Milieu of Meaning David Craig (Durham) Empires of Meaning: the relation between Intellectual and (Socio-) Cultural History Jane Garnett (Wadham, Oxford) Whose Logic? Reflections on Gender in the History of Ideas. Melissa Lane (King's Cambridge) Why History of Ideas at all? James Martin (Goldsmiths, London) The Political Logic of Discourse: A Neo-Gramscian View Alun Munslow (Staffordshire) Objectivity and the Writing of History Hugh Rayment- Pickard (London) Derrida and Fidelity to History Registration The fee for the conference is £16 and covers a buffet lunch and morning coffee and afternoon tea. The buffet lunch will include vegetarian items. The cost to undergraduate and postgraduate students is £8. Cheques should be made payable to 'Goldsmiths College'. There is no possibility of paying by credit or debit card. Please do not send cash. Registration applications must be received by Monday 18 June. Further information Please contact: Dr Robert Burns Dept of Historical and Cultural Studies Goldsmiths College New Cross London SE14 6NW (Telephone: 020 7919 7495, e-mail: [log in to unmask]) Time: 10.00 - 17.40 Location: Goldsmiths College Contact: Robert Burns Ext: 7495 ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]