Classical Philosophy in the Lands of Islam and Its Influence (A Workshop) II

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Aquinas and 'the Arabs' International Working Group

Organizer Name

Nicholas A. Oschman

Organizer Affiliation

Marquette Univ.

Presider Name

Catherine Peters

Presider Affiliation

Center for Thomistic Studies

Paper Title 1

Al-Fārābī’s Refutation of Parmenides's Monism

Presenter 1 Name

Rosabel Ansari

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Georgetown Univ.

Paper Title 2

"How does the soul differ from the spirit?": Al-Siǧistānī’s Understanding of Nafs and Rūḥ in the Words of Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī

Presenter 2 Name

Sara Abram

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. degli Studi di Padova

Paper Title 3

Al-Kindi on Mereology and Universals: The Theory of Predicables in the Treatise Against the Trinity

Presenter 3 Name

Jose Alfonso Gánem Gutiérrez

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. Panamericana

Start Date

9-5-2019 3:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 211

Description

Sponsored by the Aquinas and the 'Arabs' International Working Group, this session focuses on (a) philosophers within the Lands of Islam prior to the 14th century and (b) their influence upon the Latin West. Nicholas A. Oschman