Publications
Mogens Lærke : — (2023). “La démonstration présomptive a priori de l’existence de Dieu. Certitude morale et religion naturelle chez Leibniz”. In La Certitude Morale de Descartes à Hume, edited by Vincent Darveau St....
Mogens Lærke : — (2023). “La démonstration présomptive a priori de l’existence de Dieu. Certitude morale et religion naturelle chez Leibniz”. In La Certitude Morale de Descartes à Hume, edited by Vincent Darveau St....
On November 3, 2026, the French Embassy in London organised an event bringing together scientific diplomats, scientific researchers, and industry stakeholders to discuss Anglo-French science collaboration at the Royal Society in the context of...
Author’s Note: This long blog was written as a supplement to two other papers: 1) The article “The Proleptic Principles of Samuel Parker,” Early Science and Medecine 30 (2025), 237-271, which studies in detail...
In 1670, the Italian Jesuit and natural philosopher Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687) published a collection of preparatory texts dedicated to Leopold I, the Prodromo overo saggio di alcune inventioni nuove, premesso all’arte maestro.[1]...
In May 1665, Sir Theodore de Vaux was proposed (by John Wilkins), elected, and finally admitted to the Royal Society.[1] Physician to Charles II and recently elected honorary fellow of the Royal College...
NOTCOM is conducted within the general framework of the Institut de Sciences Humaines et Sociales (INSHS) of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). It is administratively shared between two INSHS units:...
All Souls Seminar in Early Modern Intellectual History (Hilary 2024) Convenors: Noel Malcolm (All Souls) and Michelle Pfeffer (Magdalen) 15 February, 2pm. As always, this year’s iteration of the Seminar in Early Modern...
On November 27, 1661, William Petty presented a “history of clothing” at a meeting of the Royal Society as part of a collective endeavour to collect information about various...
Samuel Parker reading group [14 FEBRUARY 2024] Led by Mogens Laerke. This session will be on “The Proleptic Principles of Samuel Parker,” a draft paper on common Epicurean and Gassendist elements in Parker’s...
Our postdocs will be speaking on January, 18 at the Institut d’études avancées de Paris, Hôtel de Lauzun, 17 quai d’Anjou, 75004, salle des Gardes. 15.00: Niall Dilucia (CNRS, IHRIM / MFO), “Natural Philosophy as...