Aquinas and ‘the Arabs’ International Working Group
at the annual meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association
Boston 8-11 October 2015
Organizers: Prof. Luis López-Farjeat (Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City) & Prof. Therese Scarpelli Cory (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Session 1 Chair: Luis Xavier López-Farjeat (Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City)
Topic: Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions I: Jewish Philosophy
Yehuda Halper, Tulane University
“From Idolaters to Intellectuals: Maimonides and Aquinas on Progress in Ceremonial Law”
Commentator: Francisco Romero (Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara)
Iddit Dobbs-Wenstein, Vanderbilt University
“The Prophet as Lawgiver: The Status of Prophecy in Maimonides and Aquinas”
Commentator: Sarah Pessin (University of Denver)
Session 2 Chair: Luis Xavier López-Farjeat (Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City)
Topic: Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions II: Islamic Philosophy
Therese-Anne Druart, The Catholic University of America
“Why is Ethics the Crown of Philosophy rather than Metaphysics? Roger Bacon on Avicenna”
Commentator: Jon McGinnis (University of Missouri-St. Louis)
Luis Xavier López-Farjeat, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City
“Avicenna on Prophecy and Dream-Visions”
Commentator: Therese Scarpelli Cory (University of Notre Dame)