Intellect and Cognition in Medieval Philosophy

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Christendom Graduate School

Organizer Name

Robert Joseph Matava

Organizer Affiliation

Christendom Graduate School

Presider Name

Robert Joseph Matava

Paper Title 1

Pieces of an Early Scholastic Self-Knowledge Puzzle: Roger Bacon and Pseudo-Henry of Ghent's Commentaries on the Liber de causis

Presenter 1 Name

Therese Scarpelli Cory

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Notre Dame

Paper Title 2

A Parisian Theory of the Soul: The Intellect as a Part of the Soul in the Thirteenth Century

Presenter 2 Name

Stephen Metzger

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Medieval Institute, Univ. of Notre Dame

Paper Title 3

The Human Soul as "Hoc Aliquid" in Aquinas

Presenter 3 Name

Raphael Mary Salzillo, OP

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Notre Dame

Start Date

12-5-2017 3:30 PM

Session Location

Valley III Eldridge 309

Description

A good many of the philosophical sessions currently on offer each year focus on the work of a particular thinker. There are two aims that distinguish the session, "Intellect and Cognition in Medieval Philosophy." First, by not centering on the thought of one individual, this session aims to open the door to a broader consideration of the various currents and debates within medieval philosophy by bringing several papers into focus around one specific topic central to medieval reflection. Second, this session will focus on a theme that is relevant to several major discussions in medieval philosophy, from the relationship of thought and world to philosophical anthropology. Moreover, philosophical positions on intellect and cognition had direct reverberations within medieval theology, especially in respect to medieval accounts of the Trinity and the humanity of Christ. This session is especially interested in attracting an interlocking set of proposals which covers the thought of different figures in complimentary fashion.

Robert Joseph Matava