At Campion Hall and Blackfriars, Oxford
Call for Papers: Open 1 December 2024, Closing 10 January 2025.
Program announced 15 February 2025 or earlier.
Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions
Oxford, UK 29-31 May 2025 (with a pre-conference graduate student day 28 May)
Organized by the Aquinas and ‘the Arabs’ International Working Group
The 2025 AAIWG Summer Conference hosted by our member Dr Daniel DeHaan, Senior Research Fellow at Campion Hall and Blackfriars at Oxford. The event is organized by Dr DeHaan, Prof. Luis X. López-Farjeat (Universidad Panamericana) and Prof. Richard C. Taylor (Marquette University & KU Leuven)
The entire event will take place over four (4) days. On 28 May we will have a special day devoted to graduate student mentoring. The Conference itself will be 29-31 May. One of the three days will be specifically devoted to the topic of the influence of philosophy in the lands of Islam on the development of philosophical and theological thought in Europe.
Submissions: The CALL FOR PAPERS opens 1 December, closing 10 January. The intention is that the program be announced ca. 15 February 2025.Each submission should include a statement on whether it is tentative (e.g., dependent on procuring funding, et al.) or a firm commitment to attend if accepted by the Scientific Committee.
Membership in the AAIWG is not necessary but some priority may be given to submissions by members.
NOTE: All participants are expected provide for their own costs of their travel, housing and other expenses.
For the conference 29-31 May established scholars and post-docs should submit a title and a short descriptive abstract of 100 words to aaiwgscholarssubmissions@gmail.com. Recent Ph.D recipients and post-docs should submit a current CV.
For the graduate student workshop 28 May, students should submit a title and a short descriptive abstract of 100 words to aaiwggradstudentsubmissions@gmail.com. These graduate student proposals require that a letter of support be submitted by the student’s supervisor to the same email address in the previous sentence.
Selected Presenters: You are responsible for providing copies of handouts for your audience.
Meetings will be at Blackfriars and Campion Hall. ChatGPT says the following:
“The walking distance from Campion Hall to Blackfriars on St Giles in Oxford, UK, is approximately 0.5 miles (about 10 minutes). The exact time may vary depending on your walking speed and the route you take.
To get there:
- Exit Campion Hall (on Brewer Street) and head north on Brewer Street toward the High Street.
- Turn left onto the High Street and walk west.
- Continue along the High Street and take a right onto St Giles.
- Blackfriars will be a little further down on your right.
It’s a relatively short and straightforward walk.”
Travel: We recommend NOT FLYING TO STANSTED. It is great for Cambridge, but Stansted airport is very inconveniently located for getting to and from Oxford. To/From Oxford and Heathrow or Gatwick we recommend: https://www.theairlineoxford.co.uk/
Housing options: several forthcoming
Schedule for graduate student presentations 28 May 2025
28 May (tentative) schedule for graduate student presentations
Format: 25 min. presentation, 20 min. discussion.
8:45 welcome and introductions
Morning Session Chair: TBA
• 9:00-9:45 (1) TBA
• 9:45-10:30 (2) TBA
• 10:30-11:15 (3) TBA
11:15-11:45 break
• 11:45-12:30 (4) TBA
• 12:30-13:15 (5) TBA
13:15-14:45 lunch
Afternoon Session Chair: TBA
• 14:45-15:30 (6) TBA
• 15:30-16:15 (7) TBA
• 16:15-17:00 (8) TBA
17:00 Closing remarks and open discussion.
17:30 Time for some wine or other beverages!
For student presentation abstracts, click TBA
29 May 2025 Colloquium on TBA
Campion Hall
9-9:30 Welcome: TBA
Chair: (i) TBA
Colloquium on TBA (morning)
9:30-10:30 (1) TBA
10:30-11:30 (2) TBA
11:30-12:00 Coffee
12:00-13:00 (3) TBA
13:00-14:30 Lunch
Chair: (ii) TBA
15:00-16:00 (4) TBA
16:00-16:30 Coffee
16:30-17:30 (5) TBA
17:30-18:30 (6) TBA
20:00 Conference Dinner
30 May Colloquium on the Influence of Philosophy in the Lands of Islam on European Thought
Chair: (iii) TBA
9-10:00 (7) TBA
10:00-11:00 (8) TBA
11:00-11:30 Coffee
11:30-12:30 (9) TBA
12:30-13:30 (10) TBA
13:30-15:00 Lunch
Chair: (iv) TBA
15:00-16:00 (11) TBA
16:00-16:30 Coffee
16:30-17:30 (12)
17:30-18:30 (13) TBA
20:00 Dinner options forthcoming
31 May 2025 Colloquium on TBA
Campion Hall
Chair: (v) TBA
9-10:00 (14) TBA
10:00-11:00 (15) TBA
11:00-11:30 Coffee
Chair: (vi) TBA
11:30-12:30 (16) TBA
12:30-13:30 (17) TBA
13:30-15:00 Lunch
Chair: (vii) TBA
15:00-16:00 (18) TBA
16:00-16:30 Coffee
16:30-17:30 (19) TBA
17:30 Closing Remarks: TBA
20:00 Dinner options forthcoming