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Conference Announcement Theme: Received Opinions Subtitle: Doxography in Antiquity and the Islamic World Type: International Conference Institution: School of Ancient Philosophy, University of Munich Location: Munich (Germany) Date: 6.–8.3.2018 __________________________________________________ Conference to be held 6th–8th March 2018 at Munich School of Ancient Philosophy Programme Tuesday, 06.03.2018 09:15–09:30 Introduction 09:30–10:45 Dr. Christian Pfeiffer: Making Sense of Other Philosophers: Exegesis and Interpretation in Aristotle 11:00–12:15 Dr. Mareike Jas: The physikai doxai of Theophrastus as the Foundation for Doxography in Aristotle and Ps.-Plutarch? 13:15–14:30 Prof. Dr. Jaap Mansfeld: Aetios Kap. 1.15: Über Farben 14:45–16:00 Prof. Dr. David T. Runia: Irreducible Texts in the New Edition of Aëtius 16:15–17:30: Prof. Dr. Teun Tieleman: Galen on the Presocratics (Gal. In Hp. Nat. Hom. and other works) Wednesday, 07.03.2018 09:30–10:45 Prof. Dr. Han Baltussen: On the Notion of “Received Opinions” from Aristotle to Simplicius: Doxography or Endoxography? 11:00–12:15 Prof. Dr. Christoph Helmig: Interpreting Parmenides of Elea in Antiquity: From Plato’s Parmenides to Simplicius’ Commentary on Aristotle's Physics 13:15–14:30 Dr. Yury Arzhanov: Greek Philosophers in Monastic Schools: Syriac Forms of Doxography 14:45–16:00 Bethany Somma: The “Materialists” in Plotinus and the Arabic Plotinus: What they Can Tell us About the Transmission of the Stoics into Arabic 16:15–17:30 Dr. Aileen Das: Pseudo-Plutarch in the Book of Proofs and Reflections regarding Creation and Divine Governance: Providence and Natural Philosophy Thursday, 08.03.2018 09:00–10:15 Dr. Elvira Wakelnig: Philosophical Compilations in Unpublished Arabic Manuscripts: Doxography or Something Else? 10:20–11:35 Dr. Andreas Lammer: Doxography and Philosophical Method: Avicenna’s Treatment of Presocratic Opinions 12:00–13:15 Dr. David Bennett: Reporting the Dualists: Form and Content 13:20–14:35 Fedor Benevich: The Presocratics in al-Šahrastānī’s Kitāb al-Milal wa-l-niḥal 14:35–15:00 Conclusion Venue Munich School of Ancient Philosophy Leopoldstraße 11b, 4th floor, Room 433 80802 München Organised by Dr. Mareike Jas and Dr. Andreas Lammer Registration: Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
