al-Ghazali Seminar

 
Aquinas,         Alfarabi,       Avicenna,        al-Ghazali Averroes,      Maimonides  &    Albertus Summer 2016 International Seminar Al-Ghazali, Tahafut al-falasifa / The Incoherence of the Philosophers Summer Seminar, Philosophy Department, Marquette University & Marmara University, Ilahyat with other friends from the US and Turkey Seminar Procedures: (1a) Starting on 1 June 2016 Nathaniel Taylor, a graduate student at Marquette, will prepare and send at least 1-2 days before the seminar a one-page list of key questions or key arguments and ideas based on al-Ghazali, Tahaful al-falasifa, Arabic text and English translation by Michael E. Marmura. This student will lead the discussion on 1 June. Let's all use this text of the Arabic and English so we are can better discuss the content. (1b) On 8 June a student from Marmara Ilahiyat prepare and send at least 1-2 days before the seminar a one-page list of key questions or key arguments and ideas based on al-Ghazali, Tahaful al-falasifa. This student will lead the discussion on 8 June. We will continue this way alternating between Marquette and Marmara Ilahiyat each week. (2) Starting with 1 June we ask that each participant submit one question on the readings for each seminar. Please send this question 2 days in advance of the seminar. (3) We may be joined by students at the Divinity School (Ilahiyat School) of Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Isparta, Turkey, or other students in the US or Turkey. (4) Please note the change of time for meetings that takes place on Tuesday 5 July. More information on this will be provided later. Cheers, Brett Yardley & Richard Taylor Among the participants are the following: Participants present for seminars at Marquette & elsewhere: Brett Yardley Nathaniel Taylor Mark Schulz Nick Oschman Emine Tasci Yildirim and possibly Jacob Andrews, Loyola University of Chicago Participants at Marmara Ilahiyat & Ankara: Hatice Umut Hatice Copel Hacer Kor Kutlu Okan Saime Boyaci Vladimir Lasica Selime Çınar Aliye Güler Armagan Atar (Ankara) Ayşenur Erken (Ankara) Please note: Skype will permit only about 8 separate connections before having difficulties. It is best when possible to gather people together in a single place with a single connection. Reading Schedule for Incoherence of the Philosophers 5/25 - 1st Discussion: Refuting the doctrine of the world's pre-eternity. (1st proof) (17 pages). Leader Brett Yardley, Marquette 6/1 - 1st Discussion: Refuting the doctrine of the world's pre-eternity. (2nd-4th proof) (16 pages) Leader Nathaniel Taylor, Marquette 6/8 - 2nd Discussion: Refuting the doctrine of the world's post-eternity. (9 pages) & 4th The inability of philosophers to prove the existence of the Creator. (6 pages) Leader Selime Çınar, Marmara Ilahiyat 6/15 – 3rd Discussion: Showing their equivocation of the following two statements: God is the creator of the world vs. the world is God's creation. (23 pages) Leader Mark Schulz, Marquette. 6/22 – 17th Refuting their doctrine that disruption of causality is impossible. (11 pages) 7/6-7/8 FYI - Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions 9th Annual Summer Conference 2016 on Al-Ghazali at Marquette University. NO SEMINAR MEETING TIME CHANGED: Now 8-9:30 Milwaukee / 16h00-17h30 Istanbul 7/13– We will be resuming our al-Ghazali Tahafut reading group this Wednesday July 13 at 8:00am Milwaukee time (16:00 Ankara time). We will be covering three short discussions (5 & 6 will not be covered as a group): 7th Refutation of their statement: "the essence of the First is not divisible into genus and species" (7 pages) 8th Refutation of their statement: "the First is simple existent without quiddity".(4 pages) 9th Their inability to demonstrate that the First is not a body. (4 pages) 7/20 – 10th Discussing their materialist doctrine necessitates a denial of the maker. (3 pages) & 11th Their inability to show that the First knows others. (6 pages) & 12th Their inability to show that the First knows Himself (3 pages) 7/27 - 13th Refuting that the First does not know the Particulars.(10 pages) & 14th Refuting their doctrine that states: "the heavens are an animal that moves on its own volition". (5 pages) & 15th Refuting what they say regarding the reason that the heavens move.(4 pages) 8/3 - 18th Refuting their statement that the human soul is a self-sustaining substance that is neither a body nor an accident. (17 pages) 8/10 - 16th Refuting their doctrine that the heavens are souls that know the particulars.(8 pages) & 19th Refuting their assertion of the impossibility of the annihilation of the human soul.(7 pages) 8/17 – 20th Refuting their denial of bodily resurrection and the accompanying pleasures of Paradise or the pains of Hellfire.(18 pages)