May 22, 2026 - On this fascinating volume #DescartesLab #17thcentury #histphilo #histpolitics
The discussion is in English - Maria Giulia Sestito and Tyler J. Thomas will discuss the book
Ages ago, I published an article in Italian on Descartes and Machiavelli - works.hcommons.org/records/1m90...
L'assenza di una teoria politica nel pensiero di Descartes ha sempre destato meraviglia, sospetti e fraintendimenti; si è giustificato questo disinteresse con l'isolamento autarchico e l'indifferenza ...
On May 22nd (5pm Italy time/11 am New York time) #DescartesLab on a volume on Descartes and politics - Descartes was not Hobbes (but they corresponded) and some fascinating things arose in #Descartes #histphilo #17thcent
Discussants will be M.G. Sestito and T.J. Thomas - in English
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Next season of #DescartesLab is now available⤵️
The first meeting is on Nov.11, 2025 - with Steve Nadler's book on La Forge. Then, we'll discuss Cartesian ontology, Cartesian linguistic and Descartes' politics - a broad array of topics, ranging from science to philosophy and social life #17thcentury
