Does Western Philosophy Have Non-Western Roots? Friday 8 November, 6-7.30pm Law School Foyer New Law School, Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney.
Michael Forster, Alexander von Humboldt Professor, holder of the Chair in Theoretical Philosophy, and Co-director of the International Center for Philosophy at Bonn University Co-presented with the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry<http://sydney.edu.au/arts/sophi/>, the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions<http://www.historyofemotions.org.au/>, and the Sydney Intellectual History Network<http://sydney.edu.au/intellectual-history/> There was a vigorous debate in nineteenth-century Germany concerning whether western philosophy is a purely Greek invention or has non-western roots. Hegel and Zeller held the former view, whereas another group of German thinkers held various versions of the latter. This paper focuses on the most impressive version of the latter view, that of Eduard Röth, who in particular argued that Greek philosophy had roots in Pharaonic Egypt. The paper makes a case that Röth's argument for this view is a powerful one and that although Zeller's counterarguments largely won the day in public perception, they do not stand up to scrutiny Registration: Free event with registration requested http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2013/professor_michael_forster.shtml
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