Spirit and Nature
The reflection and clarification of the meaning, character, distinction and set of relationships that spirit and nature maintain between themselves have constituted central problems of philosophy since its beginnings. What is the relationship between the orders of physis and nomos? The answer has often been presented in modern philosophy through various dichotomies: the human being and nature, the subject and the object, freedom and necessity, the spiritual and the material, etc.
Whether in the order of knowledge and the theoretical field, in the different levels of practice—whether in the field of action or in the constitution, dynamics and deployment of the institutional order that is usually understood since Aristotle as a “second nature (deutera physis)”—or in the realm of aesthetic experience within the framework of the distinction between the beauty of art created by the spirit and the beauty of nature, in this edition we seek contributions that investigate the difference or identity of spirit and nature in the philosophy of F. W. J. Schelling, who delved into this relationship also in the domains of history, mythology, the Afterlife, and others.
The reflection on the relationship between these two domains is also present in the philosophy of German idealism and Frühromantik and their best-known exponents, including Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Hölderlin, Novalis as well as in other thinkers of the Goethezeit, which is why we also invite researchers specialized in these authors to analyze the topic to which this Conference is dedicated.
Finally, all relevant proposals on Schellingian thought, with particular emphasis on those dedicated to the central theme of the conference, will be considered.
Naturaleza y Espíritu
La reflexión y el esclarecimiento del significado, carácter, distinción y conjunto de relaciones que mantienen entre sí el espíritu y la naturaleza han constituido problemas centrales de la filosofía desde sus inicios. ¿Cuál es la relación entre los órdenes de la physis y del nomos? La respuesta se ha presentado en la filosofía moderna con frecuencia a través de diversas dicotomías: el ser humano y la naturaleza, el sujeto y el objeto, la libertad y la necesidad, lo espiritual y lo material, etc.
Ya sea en el órden del conocimiento y el ámbito teórico, en el de los distintos niveles de la práctica -sea en el ámbito de la acción o bien en el de la constitución, dinámica y despliegue del orden institucional que suele ser comprendido desde Aristóteles como una “segunda naturaleza (deutera physis)”- o bien en el ámbito de la experiencia estética en el marco de la distinción entre la belleza del arte creado por el espíritu y la belleza de la naturaleza, en este edición buscamos contribuciones que indaguen la diferencia o identidad del espíritu y naturaleza en la filosofía de F. W. J. Schelling, quien ahondó en esta relación también en los dominios de la historia, la mitología, el Allende y otros.
La reflexión sobre la relación entre estos dos ámbitos está también presente en la filosofía del idealismo y de la Frühromantik alemanes y sus exponentes más conocidos, incluyendo a Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fichte y Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Hölderlin, Novalis al igual que en otros pensadores del Goethezeit por lo que se desea invitar también a investigadore(a)s especializados en estos autores para analizar el tema al que estará dedicado este Congreso.
Finalmente, se considerarán todas las propuestas relevantes sobre el pensamiento schellinguiano, con particular énfasis en las dedicadas al tema central de la conferencia.
Registration
Please, send an abstract in English of no more than 400 words, prepared for blind review to nass9cdmx@gmail.com, and include an additional document with the title of contribution, full name, degrees, affiliation and contact information.
Presentations may be in English, German, French, or Spanish, but scholars are encouraged to present in English.
Conference Fees
Full-time Faculty: 120 USD
Part-time Faculty 80 USD
Scholars employed in Latin America 35 USD
Students 50 USD
Students studying in Latin America 10 USD
All participants must be active members of NASS in order to appear in the conference program. For further details on NASS membership fees, please consult: https://www.fwjschelling.org/membership. A waiver for the membership fee would be granted for students in Latin America upon request.
Venue
The conference will take place at Casa Rafael Galván, a cultural house of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Metropolitan Autonomous University) (UAM).
Built in 1912, during the height of the eclectic construction boom in the Roma neighborhood, it remained a residential home until 1971, when it was acquired by the Democratic Current of the Electrical Workers’ Union of the Mexican Republic. It then became a focal point of the labor struggle led by Rafael Galván Maldonado, an opponent of union statism. In 1980, it became the headquarters of the Institute of Workers’ Studies, and its members donated the building to the UAM in 2005. After a careful restoration, as part of its designation as an Architectural Heritage of Mexico City, it was inaugurated as a cultural center on June 4, 2009.
https://cultura.uam.mx/casa-rafael-galvan/
Casa Rafael Galván is located at Zacatecas 94, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX.
Keynote Speakers
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NASS 9 Excursion:
Teotihuacan Pyramids
The Pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in the north of the Valley of Mexico, nowadays in the State of Mexico, and at 40 km from Mexico City. It is known for its two main the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, with a height of 65.5 m and 43 m, respectively,
The city is thought to have been established around 100 BCE and has its peak of population around 250 CE, before being abandoned close to 500 CE. In its time it was the largest city in the Americas, with a population between 25,000 and 125,000 inhabitants, being among the six largest cities in the World, with 21 km2 and of cosmopolitan background from all Mesoamerica and presumably trade connections with South America. Teotihuacan is not of Mexica (Aztec) origin, and it was in ruins when the Mexica discovered them. They named it Teotihuacan, which in Nahuatl means the “birthplace of the gods”, or “place where gods were born”.
It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Sunday, 6th June 2026
The price of the excursion is not included in the Conference Fee. Information about the excursion will be provided later.
Accommodation
Information about agreements with Hotels for reduced prices will be provided soon.
Hotel Benidorm (4 stars)
Frontera 217, Roma Nte.
Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX
+525552650800
http://www.benidorm.com.mx/
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bv8cYjGeAwKpRucn6
Hotel Stanza (5 stars) [It has an agreement with UAM]
Av. Álvaro Obregón 13, Roma Nte.
Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX
+525552080052
https://www.stanzahotel.com
https://maps.app.goo.gl/aMxvd1djxRXMZnm58
Hotel Marbella (3 stars)
Frontera 205, Colonia Roma Norte.
C.P. 06700. Ciudad de México, CDMX
55 5264 8016 | 55 5264 7620
WhatApp + 55 3496 7123
reservaciones@hotelmarbellamexico.com
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6vnUWwSyoPootEGv5
Hotel Milán (4 stars)
Av. Álvaro Obregón 94, Centro Urbano Pdte. Juárez, Roma Nte.
Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX
+525555840222
http://www.hotelmilancdmx.com/
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qdycxCWT7TEo5B9C6
Hotel Luca (4.5 stars)
C. Orizaba 16, Roma Nte. In front of Plaza Luis Cabrera.
Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX
+525559415300
http://hotelluca.mx/
https://maps.app.goo.gl/89bBVmfDc5e8WQeF7
Metro Hostal Boutique (4 stars)
Guanajuato 84, Roma Nte.
Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX
+525662412821
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jdwspKNy9Y3y5Jiu8
Restaurants and Cultural Points of Interest
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Organizing Committee
Local Organizers
Miguel Angel Bastarrachea Magnani (UAM-I)
Gustavo Leyva Martínez (UAM-I)
Roberto Sánchez Santillán (UAM-I)
NASS Committee
Kyla Bruff (Carleton University)
Marcela García Romero (Loyola Marymount University)
Philipp Hoefele (University of Freiburg)
Sean McGrath (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Tilottama Rajan (Western University)
Joan Steigerwald (York University)
Jason Wirth (Seattle University)
