The Journal of the History of Philosophy Summer Seminar will be led by Daniel O. Dahlstrom, John R. Silber Professor of Philosophy at Boston University.
In a note appended to the second edition (1949) of Heidegger’s essay “On the Essence of Truth” (first delivered as a lecture in 1930), he contends that the answer to the question of the essence of truth is to be found in the proposition: The essence of truth is the truth of essence. The aim of the seminar is to shed light on the meaning and soundness of this proposition. To this end, this seminar will give a close reading of the essay, against the backdrop of (a) Heidegger’s treatment of the medieval conception of essentia in his 1927 lectures and (b) his critical appropriation of traditional concepts of essence and truth in Being and Time and later works.
Application: Applicants should send a letter of interest along with a CV to Prof. Eileen Sweeney (eileen.sweeney@bc.edu).
Qualifications: Applicants with a PhD in philosophy received no earlier than January 1, 2018 as well as advanced doctoral students in philosophy who are writing their dissertations are welcome to apply.
For more info visit: https://jhp.wisc.edu/summerseminar.html