William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Conference:
On the Origin of Species
March 23-24th 2007

Conference Theme:

150 Years on the Origin of Species

The Origin of Species by the English naturalist Charles Darwin is one of the most important scientific books ever written.  First published in 1859, its 150th anniversary will be in 2009, the year in which we will also celebrate the 200 th anniversary of Darwin’s birth.  This year’s Werkmeister Conference on the Origin will lay the foundation for the Cambridge Companion to the Origin of Species , to be edited by Robert J. Richards and Michael Ruse.  Participants will be presenting first drafts of the papers to be included in the Companion , and this is reflected not only in the excellence and qualifications of the participants but also in the broad scope of the material, looking in detail at all parts of the Origin, as well as at pertinent external questions from rhetoric to religion and on to the very nature of the various editions of the great work.

***Conference Update: The conference location has been changed to 009 Diffenbaugh Building for Friday and the Devoe-Moore Center for Saturday. A campus map may be located at this link for directions to each building.***

Campus Map 

Presenters:

Naomi Beck(University of Chicago)
Dame Gillian Beer (University of Cambridge)
Peter J. Bowler (The Queen’s University Belfast, U.K.)
John Brooke (University of Oxford)
David Depew (The University of Iowa)
Chris and Michèle Kohler (C.C. Kohler, Antiquarian Booksellers)
David Kohn (AMNH Research Library American Museum of Natural History)
Mark Largent (James Madison College at Michigan State University)
Abigail Lustig (University of Texas at Austin)
Lynn Nyhart (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Robert Olby (University of Pittsburgh)
Robert Richards (University of Chicago)
Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis (University of Florida)
Peter Stevens (University of Missouri at St. Louis)

Contact Information:
For additional information, please contact the organizer,
Dr. Michael Ruse, mruse@mailer.fsu.edu, 850-644-4128, or his program assistant.
Sarah Fisk , sfisk@mailer.fsu.edu, 850-644-7248.

Our registration bulletin contains the schedule for the conference and all other pertinent information. Download the 2007 registration bulletin here

Sponsored by the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Endowment Fund

Florida State University College of Arts and Sciences:
The oldest college at Florida State University, the College of Arts and Sciences has provided generations of undergraduate students instruction in the liberal arts disciplines that are essential for intellectual development and personal growth: English and mathematics, history, the humanities, and the physical, biological, and behavioral sciences. At the graduate level, too, the contributions of the College of Arts and Sciences have been integral to the growth of the University.