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Conference Announcement Theme: Theory of Science and the Sciences in the Post-Avicennian Period Type: Online Workshop Institution: University of Jyväskylä Location: Online Date: 29.–30.3.2021 __________________________________________________ This event is organised by the ERC CoG project Epistemic Transitions in Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science at the University of Jyväskylä. Monday March 29 16.30-17.30 Hannah C. Erlwein (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin) Analogy and scientific reasoning in post-Avicennan kalām 17.45-18.45 Michael Noble (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich) The role of astrology in Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī’s scientific soteriology 19.00-20.00 Dimitri Gutas (Yale) Parallel scientific epistemologies after Avicenna: Remarks on the how, why, and whither Tuesday March 30 16.30-17.30 Matthew Melvin-Koushki (University of South Carolina) Panpsychism and mathematical humanism in Arabic and Persian classifications of the sciences 17.45-18.45 Nahyan Fancy (DePauw University) What kind of ʿilm is medicine? Reflections of Canon and Epitome commentators on Avicenna’s definition of medicine 19.00-20.00 Jane Murphy (Colorado College) Al-‘Ulūm al-gharība: Mapping the sciences in al-Jabartī For latest updates, Zoom links, and abstracts, please consult: https://islamicepistemology.com/2021/03/12/theory-of-science-and-the-sciences-in-the-post-avicennian-period/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
