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CFP – SIEPM Colloquium Proposal 2015: Tolerance and Concepts of Otherness in Medieval Philosophy
September 9-12 2015, Maynooth University, Ireland Organized by Dr Michael W. Dunne & Dr Susan Gottlöber Keynote Speakers Professor David Luscombe (Sheffield) Professor Roberto Hofmeister Pich (Porto Alegre) Description Tolerance (and of course intolerance) and identity play key roles in our interaction with the world and the other. In fact, due to recent social and political developments, the focus of Philosophy has shifted more and more towards the problem of both inter–religious and inter–cultural dialogue and its limitations. An extremely fruitful source in order to gain a more precise understanding of the questions and problems that arise in the encounter with otherness are the reflections developed by philosophers in the Middle Ages within their respective religious and cultural contexts. This colloquium aims to examine the development of the perception of the other within the different philosophical, religious and cultural traditions by considering not only the theological background but also the philosophical presuppositions of the concepts which then were used to develop various apologetic writings and theological treatises in the late Middle Ages and Early Modern era that dealt with the questions of cultural and religious difference. The organisers invite papers exploring (but not restricted to) the following topics: The Christian perspective on the other which includes both perceptions of otherness as well as dealings with otherness (e.g. tolerance and intolerance). In the Early Middle Ages this includes the dealings with and perception of paganism and the Christian “other”, while later there is the additional focus on the relationship with Islam. This is a huge topic and would thus need to be divided into subsections as it includes topic such...
Consolidated Medieval Studies Research Group ‘Space, Power and Culture’ (University of Lleida, Spain)
An interdisciplinary research group in the Middle Ages, comprising medievalists, art, language, literature and music historians, archaeologists, documentalists, etc., from various universities, articulated and coordinated from the University of Lleida. It came into being in 2000 and has the highest qualification of Consolidated Research Group and is financed by the Catalan government, being the highest rated in medieval history, in both 2005 and the renovation in 2014. Space, power and culture have been adopted as transversal axes that cross the Middle Ages to carry out detailed study of medieval society and allow in-depth study and analysis, enriched by the interdisciplinary nature of the researchers, also permitting the material to be tackled through the combination of the different contributions (history, art, philology, music and thought) and also the different hermeneutic paths, with special attention to documentation, archaeology, textual analysis and the study of artistic objects. More information in our site web:...
DEEM 2014-2015 Extended Deadline
New deadline to apply for European Diploma of Mediaeval Studies: September 30th 2014
Omaggio al prof. André Vauchez
Scuola Superiore di Studi Medievali e Francescani Venerdì 20 giugno 2014, ore 10,30-18,00 Istituto Luigi Sturzo, Via delle Coppelle 35, Roma Il conferimento del Premio Balzan a André Vauchez è l’occasione per questo incontro, concepito come un omaggio collettivo allo studioso da parte di coloro che hanno avuto il piacere e l’onore di collaborare a vario titolo con lui nel campo degli studi storico-religiosi. L’incontro è promosso dall’Associazione Italiana per lo Studio della Santità, dei Culti e dell’Agiografia (AISSCA), in collaborazione con l’Istituto Luigi Sturzo, l’Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sui Santuari (AIRS), l’École Française de Rome, l’Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medioevo e la Scuola Superiore di Studi Medievali e Francescani della Pontificia Università Antonianum. Maggiori informazioni Programma André Vauchez – premio Balzan Notizia sul website AISSCA Con i migliori saluti, p. Pietro Messa, ofm Il Preside Scuola Superiore di Studi Medievali e...
Diplôme Européen d’Études Médiévales Rome 2014-2015: Avis pour les candidatures des étudiants
Dans le cadre du Programme Interuniversitaire de Coopération « ERASMUS + », un Diplôme d’études médiévales, intitulé Diplôme européen d’étude des sources latines écrites du moyen âge a été créé. Plus de vingt universités européennes et extraeuropéennes y participent. La coordination de l’ensemble est assurée par l’Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale (Italie) en coopération avec la Libera Università Maria Ss. Assunta (LUMSA, Rome, Italie). Les candidatures des étudiants doivent être envoyées avant le 15 août 2014 au coordinateur du Diplôme *protected email*. Toute l’information et formulaire d’inscription: DEEM...
Medieval journal – French School in Rome
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that the open access version of the medieval journal published by the French School in Rome (Mélanges de l’École française de Rome. Moyen Âge, 126.1, 2014) is now available online. We wish you good reading. With all best regards, On behalf of the editorial board, Stéphane Gioanni Directeur des études médiévales Ecole française de Rome Palazzo Farnese Piazza Farnese, 67 I – 00186 Roma tél : 0039 06 68 60 12 48 courriel : *protected...
Nobilitas: crocevia di saperi tra Medioevo ed Età Moderna
Trento, 9-10 maggio 2014 Dipartimento di Lettere e Filosofia – Aula 001 Via Tommaso Gar, 14 Dipartimento di Sociologia – Aula Kessler Via Verdi, 26 In diretta streaming su http://www.unitn.it/ Locandina (pdf) Brochure...
Medioevo: Storia, filosofia e teologia
Come membro della FIDEM invio in allegato il programma e la locandina del master di secondo livello in Medioevo: Storia, filosofia e teologia chiedendo gentilmente che possa essere segnalato nel sito FIDEM, pubblicizzato e diffuso. DEP STUDI 2013-2014 Locandina Studi 2013-2014 Con i migliori ringraziamenti, prof. Pietro Messa Preside Scuola Superiore di Studi Medievali e Francescani Via Merulana, 124 00185 Roma Telefono 0670373528 Fax 0670373604 E-mail: *protected email* Sito web:...
Métaphysique et cosmologie médiévales. Héritages philosophiques du Livre des causes
Une école d’été sera organisée du 15 au 20 septembre à Dijon, dans le cadre du projet « LIBER » financé par l’Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR-13- PDOC-0018-01) en partenariat avec le Laboratoire d’études sur les monothéismes (UMR 8584, EPHE-CNRS), l’École Pratique des Hautes Études (Paris) et la Bibliothèque municipale de Dijon. Le thème: « Métaphysique et cosmologie médiévales. Héritages philosophiques du Livre des causes ». Le Livre des causes représente à lui seul la convergence des trois traditions philosophiques (arabe, juive, latine) qui coexistaient dans l’Europe médiévale et qui étaient fortement dépendantes de la tradition grecque. Le Livre des causes a été composé en arabe à Bagdad au IXe siècle à partir des traductions arabes de Proclus et Plotin, et traduit en hébreu et en latin à la fin du XIIe siècle. Les latins l’ont considéré comme un livre de métaphysique et l’ont attribué à Aristote. Après la traduction latine (en 1268) des Eléments de théologie, Thomas d’Aquin montre sa dépendance envers Proclus. Malgré cela, l’ouvrage a été copié, enseigné, commenté, glosé dans pratiquement tous les milieux intellectuels du XIIIe au XVIe siècle, de Paris à Oxford, de Cologne à Cracovie, de Prague à Erfurt, de Naples à Uppsala. Ainsi, dans l’histoire de la rationalité occidentale, le Livre de causes a été la grande source philosophique de la transmission du néoplatonisme, comme le Ps.-Denys l’Aréopagite en a été la source théologique. En suivant les divers itinéraires du Livre des causes et de ses sources, les interventions de l’école d’été mettront en évidence plusieurs aspects de la richesse conceptuelle que l’opuscule hérite de la philosophie gréco-arabe et lègue...