International Workshop on the History of Energetics

Information

The final outcome of this workshop has been published as the special issue "Energetics Revisited" of Historia Scientiarum: International Journal of the History of Science Society of Japan 28 (2018). For the availability of the issue and each contribution, please contact Hajime Inaba (Hajime.Inaba@gmail.com).

Date and Venue

  • Date: March 17–18, 2017
  • Venue: Room 208 of Building 14, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo
  • Organizers: Hajime Inaba (JSPS/Tokyo) and Takehiko Hashimoto (Tokyo)

Program

March 17, 2017 (Fri.)

  • 1300–1310: Opening Remarks
  • 1310–1440: Ken'ichi Natsume (Kanazawa)
    • Encyclopaedia Britannica and the British Conception of Energetics
  • 1440–1610: Paul Ziche (Utrecht)
    • Ostwald's energetics and the generalization of “science” around 1900
  • 1610–1630 Coffee break
  • 1630–1800: Matthias Neuber (Tübingen)
    • Ostwald's Energetic Theory of Culture
  • Dinner (Lever Son Verre)

March 18, 2017 (Sat.; NB: The entrances of Bldg 14 are closed)

  • 1000–1130: Hajime Inaba (JSPS/Tokyo)
    • Schlesinger's energeticism: From hypnosis to an energetic worldview
  • Lunch
  • 1300–1430: Igor Polianski (Ulm)
    • “Energetic Worldview” in Imperial Russia and early Soviet Union
  • 1430–1600: Yoshiyuki Kikuchi (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
    • Ikeda Kikunae and Reactions to Energetics in Japan
  • 1600–1610 Break
  • 1610–1710: General Discussions
  • 1710–1720: Closing Remarks

Contact

Please send an email to Hajime Inaba (Hajime.Inaba@gmail.com).

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