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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
Premodern roots of modern subjectivity
Gabriel Motzkin, Eleanor Searle Visiting Professor of History, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,

Abstract: Modern science presupposes a timeless and universal subject. The argument is that assuming such a subject requires both epistemic and emotional preconditions. We ask how we can research such emotional preconditions, looking specifically at St. Teresa of Avila.

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