Ramon Llull and Lullism: Challenges and Directions for Research in the Twenty-First Century (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

North American Catalan Society

Organizer Name

John August Bollweg; Mark D. Johnston

Organizer Affiliation

College of DuPage; DePaul Univ.

Presider Name

Mark D. Johnston

Paper Title 1

Neither Fish nor Fowl: The Perplexing Relationship between Llull and the Schools

Presenter 1 Name

Pamela M. Beattie

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Louisville

Paper Title 2

Llull's Place in Philosophy: The Question of the Active Intellect

Presenter 2 Name

Gregory B. Stone

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Louisiana State Univ.

Paper Title 3

On Ramon Llull and the Canon

Presenter 3 Name

Amy M. Austin

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Texas-Arlington

Paper Title 4

Thinking Theoretically about Ramon Llull

Presenter 4 Name

Mary Franklin-Brown

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Paper Title 5

Llull Out of Context

Presenter 5 Name

Henry S. Berlin

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Univ. at Buffalo

Start Date

10-5-2018 3:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 2016

Description

The work of the Majorcan lay theologian and philosopher Ramon Llull (1232-1316), especially his Great Universal Art of Finding Truth, had wide impact in European culture of the late medieval and early modern eras. The influence of his work is evident in realms from philosophy, theology, and missionizing to literature, encyclopedism, arts of memory, and the sciences. Almost unknown today – except among academic specialists – the interest and impact of Llull’s work is attested by the forthcoming volume Companion to Llull and Llullism (Brill), which spans six centuries and includes the first English-language publications of the work of several distinguished European scholars. For this session, contributors to the Companion volume will join with other specialists in the field to describe and discuss the aspects of Llull and Llullism that most urgently need further research.

John A. Bollweg