SYMPOSIUM of the Stevin Centre for History of Science and Humanities

On the occasion of the publication of

RIENK VERMIJ (historian of science at the University of Oklahoma)

DE GEEST UIT DE FLES. DE VERLICHTING EN HET VERVAL VAN DE CONFESSIONELE SAMENLEVING

(The Genie out of the Bottle. The Enlightenment and the Decline of the Confessional Society)

Date, time, location: Thursday 22 May 2014 from 15:30 hr to 17:00 hr. VU University, Science Building, De Boelelaan 1085, Room G0-76

RIENK VERMIJ will give an introduction. Then HENRI KROP (philosophy, EUR), WOUTER VERAART (philosphy of law, VU) and IDA STAMHUIS (history of exact-natural science, VU) will react, each from her/his expertise. Plenary discussion.

Afterwards drinks will be available.

From 14:30 hr. to 15:15 hr., the Council of the Stevin Centre will present its plans for the next 2 years and an initial proposal for a Stevin Centre MINOR will be discussed.

About the book (link): DE GEEST UIT DE FLES

All interested people are welcome. The language of the Symposium will be

Dutch.