International symposium (16th – 19th July, Villa Lanna) brought together 35 participants from 13 countries to hear and discuss presentations on the life and work of one of the foremost European philosophers of the nineteenth century, Bernard Bolzano. Most of the 30 talks given were on philosophy but mathematics and theology were also well represented. More than a quarter of the participants were research students. Several news items drew attention to recent developments in Bolzano studies – in May we saw the complete English translation of Bolzano’s major work Wissenschaftslehre (Theory of Science). This year has seen almost three-quarters of the129 volumes of the Bernard Bolzano Gesamtausgabe appearing in print. The programme and other details of the meeting can be found at bolzano2014.wordpress.com. The meeting enjoyed generous sponsorship, participants were enthusiastic in their appreciation of it, and details of how presentations and papers will be disseminated will appear in due course.
Photos: Stanislava Kyselová, Akademický bulletin
8 Aug 2014