Avi Lifschitz

Enlightened Absolutism, social contract, the ruler as ‘the first servant of the state’, critiques of Christianity and kingship by divine grace: all for less in the new paperback edition of Frederick the Great’s Philosophical Writings @PrincetonUPress. press.princeton.edu/books/paperbac…

Applications are now open for the 2026/27 BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship, offering expenses up to the value of £4000 to support a visiting scholar undertaking research into the long eighteenth century. More information and apply at bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-awa…

TODAY, 5pm @magdalenoxford. All welcome!

Diese Woche in Marburg: Aufklärung, Toleranz, Fortschritt. Ein deutsch-japanischer Dialog – organisiert von Eva Buddeberg und Masahide Goto, mit Vorträgen u.a. von Achim Vesper und Sofie Møller sowie einer Keynote von Rainer Forst. Die Anmeldung ist noch möglich!

CfA for the 2026 #HSGB Annual Conference: “Hegel and the Modern World” 3–4 September, Oxford Submission by 29.5. #Hegel #germanidealism #modernity #conference #philosophy #unitedkingdom #oxford #CallForAbstracts @hegelpd @hegelsocietyAU @SEHegelianos @theBSHP

What linked the first partition of Poland and American independence? David Armitage (@davidrarmitage) explores the question at the George Rousseau Lecture, 13 May, 5pm @magdalenoxford. Free admission, but book your tickets here: ticketsource.com/magdalen-colle…

Don’t miss this term‘s programme of our Enlightenment Workshop! Further info here: voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/research-…

📣New publication! Avi Lifschitz, 'Enlightenment for the Common People? Frederick II and the Philosophes on Popular Prejudice, Deception, and Education,' Modern Intellectual History, doi.org/10.1017/S14792….

Excited to share the Spring/Summer 2026 programme of the Online Enlightenment Club — featuring an outstanding lineup from Uppsala to Bologna, Berlin, London, Cardiff and beyond. For the latest updates, see our website: jyu.fi/en/humsoc/hela…

A new Modern Intellectual History article by Avi Lifschitz: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

🚨 Online Workshop on April 9 (noon ET) 🚨 Natan Sznaider will discuss Hannah Arendt’s 1959 Lessing Prize acceptance, with Roger Berkowitz (@BardCollege) moderating. Jointly hosted by #LessingWorkshop & #HannahArendtCenter. 👉 Register now: bccte.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Can the common people be enlightened? How should cultural elites and political leaders embark on the task? A new article on the 18thC debate, re-assessing Gadamer's claim that the Enlightenment harboured a “prejudice against all prejudices.” doi.org/10.1017/S14792…

Job: Regius Professorship of Greek, here at Oxford

Many congrats, Ross! 👏

[🆕WINNER OF THE 2025 CHARLES SCHMITT PRIZE 🔓] Ross Moncrieff (All Souls College), “When sinologists were geologists: Chinese chronology in early modern England and the heterodox Chinese studies of Robert Hooke and John Beaumont” IHR (2026). doi.org/10.1080/174969….

🔜 Don’t forget to join this online book discussion TOMORROW, with Lars Behrisch, Barbara Stollberg‑Rilinger, @Diderotesque, and @amedzibrodszky! 👥📖 ⏰ Feb 5, 3:30pm CET 🔴📽️ Online on YouTube Details: 👉 tinyurl.com/42bvjrp7

Published! Get hold of a copy before your neighbour! @CambridgeUP

📣 Calling all experts on 18th-century Britain! Apply for this fantastic job by 15 Feb. 📣 jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE665/ass…

How universalist was Enlightenment thought? In our 2025 Besterman Lecture, Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) discusses 'The three languages of universalism: thinking globally in the Enlightenment’. Thursday 13 Nov, 5pm @magdalenoxford: voltaire.ox.ac.uk/event/besterma…

Don’t miss the new programme of our Enlightenment Workshop: research presentations, book talks, and seminar papers on intellectual history and literacy culture in the long 18thC! voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/research-…

📣📣📣 Opportunity: Director of the Voltaire Foundation 📣📣📣 We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, in succession of Prof. Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications. voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/oppo…