Dear All Sorry for the repost.. there was a typo in the earlier version. Just to confirm the date is definitely the 1st May 2017. Regards Debbie
[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/377ed99b00666e1febb7dbbc0/images/4fed6c6d-233b-48a1-a3f9-8d84bd306ae5.jpg] THE UNIT FOR HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Held in conjunction with the Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science SEMESTER ONE RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES MONDAY 1st May 2017 [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/377ed99b00666e1febb7dbbc0/images/65637b63-3264-449a-8b52-5308fe38ae6f.jpg] Assoc. Professor Greg Dawes Department of Philosophy University of Otago New Zealand The Development of Medieval Empiricism Was there such a thing as medieval empiricism? Distinguishing between three kinds of empiricism – genetic, explanatory, and justificatory – I argue that there was. The uptake of Aristotle's thought in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries encouraged a form of genetic empiricism, which held that the (potential) intellect begins the process of cognition as a "blank slate." But this was commonly offset by an emphasis on the role of the active (agent) intellect, which was sometimes coupled with a version of the doctrine of divine illumination. During the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, there emerged a more thoroughgoing empiricism. Factors favouring an empiricist attitude included the study of natural magic, the idea of intuitive cognition, and the growth of nominalism. By the mid-fourteenth century the foundations of early modern empiricism were already in place and the problems to which it would lead already evident. WHERE: CCANESA MEETING ROOM, MADSEN BUILDING CAMPERDOWN CAMPUS Best access to CCANESA is from the Eastern Avenue entrance of the Madsen Building. When you enter you will be on the 3rd floor. Please proceed across the foyer and take the stairs on the right up one floor. The door to CCANESA will be straight ahead on this landing WHEN: Monday 1st May 2017 START: 5.30PM All Welcome | No Booking Required | Free PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR ANY CHANGES TO VENUE OR TIME sydney.edu.au/science/hps/<http://sydney.edu.au/science/hps/> Copyright © *2016* *Unit for HPS, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<http://sydney.us9.list-manage.com/profile?u=377ed99b00666e1febb7dbbc0&id=61ae597b5c&e=dd1424e756> or unsubscribe from this list<http://sydney.us9.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=377ed99b00666e1febb7dbbc0&id=61ae597b5c&e=dd1424e756&c=404034ecfa> This email was sent to debcastl...@gmail.com<mailto:debcastl...@gmail.com> why did I get this?<http://sydney.us9.list-manage.com/about?u=377ed99b00666e1febb7dbbc0&id=61ae597b5c&e=dd1424e756&c=404034ecfa> unsubscribe from this list<http://sydney.us9.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=377ed99b00666e1febb7dbbc0&id=61ae597b5c&e=dd1424e756&c=404034ecfa> update subscription preferences<http://sydney.us9.list-manage.com/profile?u=377ed99b00666e1febb7dbbc0&id=61ae597b5c&e=dd1424e756> Unit for History and Philosophy of Science · University of Sydney · Sydney, NSW 2006 · Australia [Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp]<http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=377ed99b00666e1febb7dbbc0&afl=1>
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