The Enlightenment and the History of Deep Time (NOTCOM / All Souls Joint Session)

The next NOTCOM / All Souls Joint Session (Intellectual History Seminar) will take place on 5 February 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, at All Souls College (Hovenden Room). Ivano Dal Prete (Yale University) will present a paper entitled “The Enlightenment and the History of Deep Time. The Making of a Historiographical Myth.” *Please note that the mode of attendance is in-person only. All welcome. Abstract: The eighteenth-century discovery of deep time has been a crucial element of historical nar...