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"It is a great honor for me to be able to host two different conferences at the Ruhr-University Bochum that
will be financed by the Research School PLUS. The first conference "Philosophy, Theory and History in
Germany since 1945" will take place in September 2014. I have invited renowned German and international
speakers to come together to discuss the relationship between historical theory and analytic philosophy. If
everything runs according to schedule, I will function as the editor of the proceedings of the conference that
will be published in the distinguished Journal of the Philosophy of History. The second conference
"Ideengeschichte. Traditionen und Perspektiven" will take place in November 2014 and will be visited by
very acclaimed speakers. The conference is aimed at shedding light on the current standing of intellectual
history in German academia. In the past years there have been a significant number of discussions amongst
historians about the role and value of the discipline of intellectual history and this conference seeks to
intervene in this debate. I plan to edit the papers and find a publisher in order to publish the proceedings of
the conference.
It is exciting and challenging at the same time to be able to organize two conferences around two different
topics that are of great interest to me. The process of organizing the conference, editing the papers and
coordinating the publication process will be an invaluable experience as a young scholar. And although it
will be time consuming, I look forward to it very much." |