20th-23rd October 2003, University of Rennes, France

a&m academic buildingOrganized by Dominique Berlioz and Bertil Belfrage and sponsored by the University of Rennes and the University of Nantes, the conference was held on the campus of the University of Rennes I to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Berkeley’s death. In addition to a reception in the historic City Hall of Rennes, fine meals in local eateries, and a memorable banquet at one of the city’s finest seafood restaurants, the conference also included a day-trip to Mont St. Michel. The program included:

  • Timo Airaksinen, “The Enigma of Siris
  • Margaret Atherton, “‘The books are in the study as before’: Berkeley’s Claims about Real Physical Objects”
  • Jean-Christophe Bardout, “Berkeley metaphysician”
  • Bertil Belfrage, “What Is There In Berkeley’s World ?”
  • Laura Berchielli, “The Molyneux Problem”
  • Dominique Berlioz, “Les idées sont-elles des tropes?”
  • Jean-Marie Beyssade, “Interdit et exception dans l’Obéissance passive
  • Wolfgang Breidert, “I see nothing but light and colours”
  • Richard J. Brook, “Berkeley on What We Immediately See”
  • Geneviève Brykman, “Existence et nature de la liberté chez Berkeley”
  • Sébastien Charles, “Berkeley polémiste : de l’Essai au Discours”
  • Stephen Daniel, “The Limits of Berkeley’s Natural Philosophy”
  • Roselyne Degremont, “Libre-pensée et pensée libre”
  • Georges Dicker, “Berkeley on Immediate Perception: Once More unto the Breach”
  • Richard Glauser, “Le problème de l’identité intersubjective des objets”
  • Raymond W. Houghton and Maureen Lapan, “Berkeley in Rhode Island”
  • Marc Hight, “Ideas, Archetypes and the Nature of the World”
  • Laurent Jaffro, “Berkeley on Education: ‘Wise Men of Antiquity’ and ‘Modern Ears’ in Alciphron
  • Roomet Jakapi, “Berkeley and the Future State of the Soul”
  • Robert Muehlmann, “Berkeley’s Strategy of Sophistical Demonstration”
  • George Pappas, “Berkeley and Locke”
  • David Raynor, “Kant and Berkeley’s Idealism”
  • Ralph Schumacher, “Berkeley on Misperception”
  • Robert Schwartz, “Heterogeneity and the Senses”
  • Kenneth Williford, “Berkeley’s Theory of Meaning in Alciphron VII
Rennes conference participants: back row, left to right: Ray Houghton, Georges Dicker, Steve Daniel, George Pappas, David Raynor, Luc Peterschmitt, Bertil Belfrage, Wolfgang Briedert, Richard Glauser, Roomet Jakapi. Middle row, left to right: Alvina Dicker, Laura Berchielli, Roselyne Le François (adjunct mayor of Rennes in charge of international affairs), Margaret Atherton, Dominique Berlioz, Genevieve Brykman, Marc Hight, Maureen Lapan, Susan Brook, Richard Brook, Marlene Briedert. Front row: Ken Williford, Sébastien Charles, Mark Kulstad, Ralph Schumacher, Robert Muehlmann, Robert Schwartz
Rennes conference participants: back row, left to right: Ray Houghton, Georges Dicker, Steve Daniel, George Pappas, David Raynor, Luc Peterschmitt, Bertil Belfrage, Wolfgang Briedert, Richard Glauser, Roomet Jakapi. Middle row, left to right: Alvina Dicker, Laura Berchielli, Roselyne Le François (adjunct mayor of Rennes in charge of international affairs), Margaret Atherton, Dominique Berlioz, Genevieve Brykman, Marc Hight, Maureen Lapan, Susan Brook, Richard Brook, Marlene Briedert. Front row: Ken Williford, Sébastien Charles, Mark Kulstad, Ralph Schumacher, Robert Muehlmann, Robert Schwartz