The philosophical and the literary traditions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states are closely related. This conference aims to discuss the interconnections of these traditions, focusing both on general and specific questions, e.g., about the defining characteristics of the Austrian traditions of philosophy or literature; about the specific relations between individual writers and philosophers; about the thematization of philosophy in literary texts; about the literary style of philosophers, etc.
The conference is organized by Wolfgang Huemer and Oliver Schuster as a joint project of the Department of Philosophy and the German Department of the University of Toronto.

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Mark E. Blum (University of Louisville)
Franz Josef Czernin (Writer, Graz)
Randy Dipert (SUNY at Buffalo)
Newton Garver (SUNY at Buffalo)
Rudolf Haller (University of Graz)
Dale Jacquette (Pennsylvania State University)
Wendelin Schmidt-Dengler (University of Vienna)
Barry Smith (SUNY at Buffalo)
Fred Wilson (University of Toronto)

Parallel to the conference, there will be an exhibition on Austrian writers and philosophers in the showcases of Robarts Library (1st. floor).