Émilie Du Châtelet contributed significantly to eighteenth-century science and philosophy, although the full importance of her contributions has not been appreciated. This conference brings together prominent international scholars to offer a thorough evaluation of Châtelet’s ideas and contributions.

Speakers Include:

Katherine Brading, University of Notre Dame

Marguerite Deslauriers, McGill University

Karen Detlefsen, University of Pennsylvania

Lisa Downing, Ohio State University

Katherine Dunlop, University of Texas, Austin

Ruth Hagengruber, Universität Paderborn

Sarah Hutton, University of York

Andrew Janiak, Duke University

Matthew Jones, Columbia University

Marcy Lascano, California State University, Long Beach

Andrea Reichenberger, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Anne-Lise Rey, CNRS Universités de Lille

Eric Schliesser, University of Amsterdam

Marius Stan, Boston College

Marij van Strien, Universität Wuppertal

Mary Terrall, UCLA

Organized by: Karen Detlefsen, University of Pennsylvania Andrew Janiak, Duke University Christia Mercer, Columbia University Open to the public.

Registration is required. Registration details coming soon.

Co-Sponsors:

The Center for Science and Society at Columbia University

The Department of Philosophy

The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University

The Leibniz Fund

**For more information, please visit: http://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/cssevent/emilie-du-chatelet-conference/