Classical Philosophy in the Lands of Islam and Its Influence II

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Aquinas and 'the Arabs' International Working Group

Organizer Name

Richard C. Taylor

Organizer Affiliation

Marquette Univ./DeWulf Mansion Centre, KU Leuven

Presider Name

Richard C. Taylor

Paper Title 1

Considering Human Free Choice and Prophecy: al-Farabi on Future Contingency

Presenter 1 Name

Nicholas Oschman

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Marquette Univ.

Paper Title 2

Boulēsis, Voluntas, and Irādah: The "Aristotelian" Conception of the Will in Medieval Latin and Arabic Philosophy

Presenter 2 Name

Traci Phillipson

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Marquette Univ.

Paper Title 3

Comparative Study of al-Kindi and Thomas Aquinas: The Proofs of God's Existence

Presenter 3 Name

Kishimzhan Eshenkulova

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Kyrgystan-Turkey Manas Univ.

Start Date

15-5-2015 1:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 204

Description

This session is on classical islamic philosophy (al-Farabi, Averroes, al-Kindi) and also its influence , including reference to Thomas Aquinas.

One paper is on Greek philosophy and its influence in Arabic and Latin.

Richard C. Taylor