The Inaugural Eriugena Lecture: Prof. Wouter Goris (University of Bonn)
The School of Philosophy at University College Dublin, the Department of Philosophy at Maynooth University, and the Newman Centre for the Study of Religions are pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural annual Eriugena Lectures organised by Assoc. Prof. Dragos Calma (UCD School of Philosophy).
The lectures are named for the Irish neoplatonist philosopher, theologian and poet John Scotus Eriugena (c. 815-877), and aim to promote and support the study of medieval philosophy in Ireland.
The Eriugena Lecturer for 2025 is Professor Wouter Goris (University of Bonn), who will give three lectures situating the concept of ‘absolute indifference’ within Hegel's work, German Idealism and the history of philosophy (Avicenna, Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus):
4-6pm, Tuesday, 4 March 2025:
Continentia unitiva - The concept as concrete totality in the Lectura Parisiensis of John Duns Scotus.
4-6pm, Wednesday, 5 March 2025:
Absolute Indifference: The historical roots of a methodical problem in Hegel's Science of Logic.
4-6pm, Thursday, 6 March 2025:
Genesis and structure of the transition into Hegel's TheLogic of Essence.
The lectures will take place in the Agnes Cuming Seminar Room (D520, John Henry Newman Building, UCD) and online. For the Zoom link, please contact Assoc. Prof. Dragos Calma at dragos.calma@ucd.ie.
