Humans and Nature in the History of Political Thought. Seventh Biennial Conference of ESHPT

Call for papers Convegno Humans and Nature in the History of Political Thought. Seventh Biennial Conference of ESHPT Scadenza: 28-02-2024 Referente: European Society for the History of Political ThoughtEmail : eurohpt@gmail.com Link: https://europoliticalthought.wordpress.com/2024/01/26/human-nature-humans-and-nature-seventh-biennial-conference-of-the-european-society-for-the-history-of-political-thought-central-european-university-vienna-25-27-september-2024/ The European Society for the History of Political Thought invites proposals for its 7th international conference on “Human Nature – Humans and Nature in the History of Political Thought”, to be held at Central European University in Vienna, on 25-27 September 2024. Man is by nature a political animal (anthropos physei zoon politikon), says Aristotle in his Politics, inspiring millennia of reflection on the interconnection of politics and human nature. Such reflections are found in Hellenistic, Roman, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions of political thought which, from early on, drew not only on Aristotle, but also on Platonist cosmology and Stoic natural law theory. However, the creationist perspective of the book religions also sparked many debates about the compatibility of philosophical concepts of nature with revelation. The Christian juxtaposition of natural state and sinful state is just one example. Nonetheless, throughout the medieval period, political theorists from all “Abrahamic” religions upheld the centrality of the concept of human nature.Thus, the aim of this conference is threefold: 1) We invite papers that explore the concept of nature and its criticism in the political thought of all historical periods. 2) We encourage comparative reflections on conceptual equivalences in traditions of political philosophy and theory (Chinese, Indian etc.) that did not build on Hellenic or Hellenistic foundations. 3) We are interested in critical reflections on the continuing relevance of the concept of human nature in political thought. Segnalato da: PATRICIA CHIANTERA