T he cosmopolitan ideal is commonly

understood as one of the key legacies

of the European Enlightenment. This

interdisciplinary conference will explore

the possibilities and contradictions of the

cosmopolitan ideal in the Enlightenment

by considering a range of thematic

perspectives, including Europe’s regional

and colonial peripheries.

This conference is in honor of Anthony

Pagden and his work.

S AT U R D AY, D E C E M B E R 1 4 , 2 0 1 3

Location: The HuntingtonAhmanson Classroom, Botanical Center

9:30 Registration & Coffee

10:00 Session 4

Moderator: John Brewer (California Institute of Technology)

Sankar Muthu (University of Chicago)“Enlightenment Cosmopolitanism as a Theory of Interactive and Countervailing Powers”

Melissa Calaresu (University of Cambridge)“Cosmopolitanism and Patriotism in Naples: The Case of Pietro Napoli-Signorelli(1731-1815)”

11:45 Lunch

F R I D AY, D E C E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 3

Location: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles

9:45 Registration & Coffee

10:15 Welcome: Barbara Fuchs (UCLA Center for17th- & 18th-Century Studies and The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library)Steve Hindle (The Huntington)

Remarks: Joan-Pau Rubiés (ICREA/Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)Neil Safier (The John Carter Brown Library)

10:30 Session 1

Moderator: Peter Mancall (University of Southern California)

Daniel Carey (National University of Ireland, Galway)“Locke’s Dilemma: Cosmopolitanism, Rationality, and the Problem of Human Nature”

Joan-Pau Rubiés“The Cosmopolitan Paradox: Travel, Anthropology, and Cultural Diversity”

12:15 Lunch

1:15 Session 2

Moderator: Daniela Bleichmar (University of Southern California)

Neil Safier“Enlightenment Natural History as Cosmopolitan Ideal”

Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra (University of Texas, Austin)“Baroque Cosmopolitanism and Creole Identities”

3:00 Break

3:15 Session 3

Moderator: Margaret Jacob (University of California, Los Angeles)

Anoush Terjanian (East Carolina University)“Philosophical History and its Politics”

Silvia Sebastiani (EHESS, Paris)“Gendered Cosmopolitanism? The History of Women and Civilization in the Scottish Enlightenment”

Philippe de Champaigne, Portrait of Jean de Thevenot (ca. 1660), oil on canvas; Huntington Art Collections. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors’ Council and the Browning Memorial Art Fund.

Enlightenmentand theCosmopolitanism

1:00 Session 5

Moderator: Craig Yirush (University of California, Los Angeles)

David Armitage (Harvard University)“Cosmopolitanism and Civil War”

José Maria Hernández (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain)“A Pattern of Global Decorum? From Imperial Toleration to Cosmopolitan Politics”

2:45 Break

3:00 Session 6

Moderators: Joan-Pau Rubiés and Neil Safier

Anthony Pagden (University of California, Los Angeles)“The Legacy of Enlightened Cosmopolitanism”

4:30 General Discussion

Enlightenmentand theCosmopolitanism Name(s):

Address:

Email/Phone: Affiliation:

There is no registration fee for this conference, but you must pre-register to attend.Lunches are optional. No confirmation will be sent.

Buffet lunch (December 13)......................... $ 16.50

Buffet lunch (December 14)......................... $ 16.50 T O T A L .................$

Vegetarian (check one) Yes No

Seating for this event is limited. Registrations will be handled on a first come, first served basis. You are advised to register as soon as possible.Please mail form and check payable to “The Huntington” to: Juan Gomez, The Huntington, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino CA 91108.

PHONE: (626) 405-3432 EMAIL: researchconference@huntington.orgPlease note: Conference registration does not include entrance to the research library.

This conference is funded by The Huntington’s William French Smith Endowmentand is co-sponsored by