OUR THANKS TO THE PRESENTERS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONFERENCE FOR ANOTHER STIMULATING SET OF PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT MEETING AT MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY IN SUMMER 2012, THE FOURTH ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE ON PHILOSOPHY IN THE ABRAHAMIC TRADITIONS.

RICHARD TAYLOR & SARAH PESSIN

Presented by the Departments of Philosophy at

the University of Denver and Marquette University

and

the University of Denver’s Center for Judaic Studies

Organizers:

Prof. Sarah Pessin, University of Denver

&

Prof. Richard C. Taylor, Marquette University

This Conference is intended to provide a formal occasion and central location for philosophers and scholars of the Arabic / Islamic, Jewish and Latin Christian philosophical traditions of the Middle Ages  to present and discuss their current work in medieval philosophy.

First held at Marquette University in 2008, this Summer Conference alternates between the University of Denver and Marquette University.

Conference Schedule (tentative)

[Click here for the registration form page.]

Wednesday June 29, 2011:

8:30-9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00-10:10  Session 1

“Divine Simplicity and Divine Freedom in Maimonides and Gersonides”

David Bradshaw, University of Kentucky

10:10-11:20  Session 2

“Aquinas’ Augustinian Conception of Dispositions”

Bonnie Kent, University of California, Irvine

11:20-11:30 Break

11:30-12:40  Session 3

“Aquinas’ Concept of dispositio supra naturam and its Necessity for the visio dei”

Katja Krause, Graduate Student, King’s College London

12:40-2:00: Lunch

2:00-3:10  Session 4

“Causality in the Medieval Islamic Tradition”

Alladin M. Yaqub, Lehigh University

3:10-4:20  Session 5

“Mulla Sadra’s Teaching on Substantial Motion: A Development of Aristotelian Physics?”

Janis Esots, University of Latvia, Latvia

4:20-4:30 Break

4:30-5:40  Session 6

“Ibn Kammûna’s Exposition of Abrahamic Philosophical Piety”

Y. Tzvi Langerman, Bar Ilan University, Israel

6:30 Dinner Salon and Text Study: This dinner is included as part of registration; location details To Be Announced to registered conference participants.

Thursday June 30, 2011:

8:30-9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00-10:10  Session 7

“Avicenna Edition of Aristotle’s Physics Book II, Chapter VII?”

Mostafa Younesie, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran

10:10-11:20  Session 8

“The Influence of the Liber de Causis, prop. 15, in Aquinas’ Theory of Reflexivity”

Therese Scarpelli Cory, Seattle University

11:20-11:30 Break

11:30-12:40  Session 9

“Thomas Aquinas and Henry of Ghent on Essence and Existence”

Juan Carlos Flores, University of Detroit Mercy, CLAE

12:40-2:00  Van to mountains with boxed lunches (pre-registration required for this trip, with additional fee; see registration form).

2:00-4:00  Mountains/park excursion (hiking, reading, relaxing)

4pm-6pm: Chautauqua Park, Text Study

6pm: Dinner at Chautauqua Dining Hall [pay-your-own-dinner]

8pm- Return to Denver

Friday July 1, 2011:

8:30-9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00-10:10  Session 10

“Alfarabi on Ethical Preparation for Philosophical Study”

Mohammad Azadpur, San Francisco State University

10:10-11:20  Session 11

“Aquinas and the Sin of the Angel”

Joseph Novak, University of Waterloo, Ontario

11:20-11:30 Break

11:30-12:40  Session 12

“Prophecy in Avicenna, Aquinas and Maimonides”

Mehdi Rajabzadeh, Graduate Student, San Francisco State University

12:40: Boxed lunches (pre-registration required, with extra fee; see registration form)

Housing options

For on-campus housing (Housing option 1), click here for the Registration Form page.

Off campus housing options are available but attendees must make their own arrangements directly with the hotels.

Housing, Option 2: Red Lion Hotel @ special DU rate of $59.99/night. The hotel is the most affordable non-dorm option. We were not able to block off rooms for the conference per se, but call for your own individual room at this DU rate. This hotel is located in an area without much else in walking distance (it’s about a 15 minute drive to campus). Access to DU by Light Rail: take the H Line North to the University of Denver station. Book your room directly at: 303-695-1700. (Other hotel info: 3200 South Parker Road, Aurora, CO 80114; http://www.denverseredlion.com)

Housing, Option 3: The Burnsley All Suite Hotel @ special DU rate of $99/night: This hotel has suites (including kitchens) with a lot to do in walking distance. For guarantee of room at this rate, book by MAY 29 (DU rate rooms might still be available after that date); book your room at: 303-830-1000. Please tell them the name of the conference when booking and ask for the DU discounted rate. (Other hotel info: 1000 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203; http://www.burnsley.com).

Housing Option 4: Finding your own preferred hotel. If another hotel will meet your needs better, we suggest that you reserve a room in downtown Denver; most downtown Denver hotels are walking distance from a Light Rail station which is all you need to check on. (Note: there are no hotels in walking distance from the DU campus).