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Graduate students of the AAIWG with the assistance of senior AAIWG members are pleased to present:
AAIWG Reading group 2022-23: On-Line 2022-23 Academic Year
Classical Islamic Philosophy. A thematic introduction , by L. X. López-Farjeat, 2022. See https://www.routledge.com/Classical-Islamic-Philosophy-A-Thematic-Introduction/Lopez-Farjeat/p/book/9781138229488.
- Eight sessions of 90 min in accordance with the chapters of the book
- October 8, 2022 and then (for the most part) on the third Saturdays of every month, 10 am US Central Time / 17H00 European Central Time
- Open to serious undergraduate and graduate students who agree to prepare for each meeting by studying the corresponding chapter of the book.
- A senior member of the AAIWG will attend each session and be a resource to enhance discussion.
- Registration is required for all attendees. For registration subscription, contact: Nicoletta Nativo nicoletta.nativo@hotmail.it and Atefeh Esmaeili esmaili.at@gmail.com. Registered attendees will receive the on-line link via email prior to sessions. For further information, contact Atefeh Esmaeili esmaili.at@gmail.com.
Ninety (90) minute Sessions:
8 October 2022, 10 am US Central time: 1. The Context
Guest expert: Prof. Luis López-Farjeat, Mexico City, Mexico
22 October 2022, 12 noon US Central time: 2. The Configuration of Philosophy in the Islamic Milieu: The Translation Movement
Guest expert: Prof. Terence Kleven, Central College, Pella, Iowa, USA
19 November 2022, 10 am US Central time: 3. Theologians and Philosophers on Islamic Revelation
Guest expert: Prof. Rahim Acar, Marmara Illahiyat, Istanbul, Turkey
17 December 2022, 10 am US Central time: 4. The Classification of the Sciences, Logic, and Language
Guest expert: Prof. Therese-Anne Druart, Emerita, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA
21 January 2023, US Central time: 5. Philosophy and the Natural Science
Guest expert: Prof. Andreas Lammer, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
18 February 2023, 10 am US Central time: 6. Metaphysics in the Islamic Philosophical Context
Guest expert: Prof. Olga Lizzini, Aix-Marseille University, France
25 March 2023, 10 am US Central time: 7. Psychology and Theories of Cognition
Guest: Prof. Richard Taylor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA & Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
15 April 2023, 10 am US Central Time: 8. Ethics and Political Philosophy
Guest expert: Josep Puig Montada, Prof. Emeritus, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
Organizers: AAIWG graduate student members Atefe Esmaili, Seth Kreeger, Nicoletta Nativo, Pooya Heybatollahi