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This series of seminars is devoted to exploring Bachelard's particular atomist outlook as a way of opening up a wider examination of atomist philosophy in its various guises

The organiser of the seminar, Zbigniew Kotowicz, will be responsible for leading the seminars and inviting guest speakers. The first guest speaker will be Dr David Webb, Awards Leader in Philosophy, Chair of the Faculty Research Degrees Committee, Staffordshire University, England with a seminar: "On Michel Serres, Lucretius and Atomism", which will be held on 13 December 2011, at 11.00 hrs.

Further projected invited speakers include:

• David Sedley, Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Cambridge who is a leading authority of Greek Atomism.
• Chrisoph Luthy, professor of the history of science in the Faculties of Philosophy and of Science at Radboud University Nijmegen who is a specialist on early modern atomism.
• Brigitte Falkenburg, professor of philosophy at the University of Dortmund who is an authority on atomist thought in contemporary science.
• The seminars will take place on the second Tuesday of the month at 11.00 hrs, unless indicated otherwise.