Author: nicola.polloni
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From Toledo to Gotha (CFA)
Call for Abstracts Avicenna’s contributions have been pivotal for the development of knowledge in pre-modern Europe. Since the 12th century, his philosophical works had been made available in Latin and used to investigate metaphysical and natural problems, better understand Aristotle’s sometimes obscure doctrines, assimilate the reflections of thinkers like Alexander of Aphrodisias, but also to…
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GPHNP: Our new book series
It is with immense delight that I can finally share the news with you: our proposal for a new book series on global natural philosophy has been formally approved by Routledge! The project has been on the making for some time and now, well, it’s official! The series is titled Global Perspectives on the History…
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Call for Applications: IPM
~ Call for Applications ~ Editorial Committee | Comité editorialIberica Philosophica Mediaevalia After almost five year and 56 monthly issues of Iberica Philosophica Medievalia, it is time for a change. Many colleagues have expressed their frustration concerning the lack of space for real discussion in the means of communication that we currently have. Academic journals…
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CFA: Late Medieval Hylomorphism
Later medieval philosophers would claim that all bodies are compounds of matter and form. Yet, among themselves, their ways of conceiving of the two components tended to differ substantively. The conference “Late Medieval Hylomorphism” aims at disentangling the specificities of a long-lasting debate on hylomorphism, the scope and originality of which is still unknown. While…
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Materia, 气/Qì, and Their Epistemes
Just one month to go: on 10-11 December 2021 the first Leuven-Beijing workshop in the history of premodern philosophy of nature will take place remotely (on Zoom)! The focus will be on theories of the material substrate on both European and Chinese premodern traditions. It is going to be a memorable experience! Organising this workshop…
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Hylomorphism into Pieces (CFA)
~ Call for Abstracts ~ Hylomorphism into Pieces: Matter, Atoms, and Corpuscles in the Late Middle Ages Stockholm and Leuven, 7-8 April 2022. Organisers: Sylvain Roudaut and Nicola Polloni. Hylomorphism, the doctrine claiming that physical bodies are metaphysically composed of matter and form, was among the most successful, widespread, and influential theories in the later…
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Noticias inesperadas y agradecimientos
En diciembre de 2012, unas semanas después de comenzar mi programa de doctorado, asistí a mi primera conferencia y di mi primera presentación académica. Fue el VI congreso de la Sociedad de Filosofía Medieval (SOFIME), la primera sociedad científica a la que me incorporé. Durante los últimos nueve años he tratado de dar lo mejor…
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8th SOFIME Congress
It starts tomorrow and is going to be big. The eighth international congress of Sociedad de Filosofía Medieval is going to take place in Porto (PT) and in everyone’s house thanks to a blended format that allows people who cannot travel to Portugal to attend and engage with a delicious menu of talks and lectures.…
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MM3: Gundissalinus
With the third video of Minima Multimedialia I went back to Gundissalinus. I couldn’t resist. And I owed him. Hope you like it. The next one will be on Roger Bacon. He deserves more than one video, I guess. But I have no idea when I will have the time to make a new one…
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The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon
What a pleasure to finally see this book published! Yael Kedar and I have edited it in honour of a very special person, Jeremiah Hackett, who has given so much to scholarship and to whom I owe an huge debt of personal gratitude. I am also grateful to all the contributors that made this volume…
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The Elusive Substrate
It took more than a year to organise. And it will take more than one year to be completed. It starts with Julius Cesar and ends with Yongzheng, more than eight thousand kilometres away and seventeen centuries later. And it is all about matter!! Here’s the poster of The Elusive Substrate: Prime Matter and Hylomorphism…
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Meetings ahead
Three very interesting series of meetings are going to take place (remotely, of course) in the near future. The IEM Seminar in Pamplona, the Ibn Daud conference in Madrid, and the Tea Time with Bacon meetings of the RBRS.
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New Roger Bacon Book
I am particularly fond of this volume. Firstly, it is a very interesting volume that disentangles Roger Bacon’s philosophy very nicely. Secondly, I have had a lot of fun editing it with my dear friend Yael Kedar. Thirdly, the volume is dedicated to a very special person, Jeremiah Hackett, that has given so much to…
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MeLO Seminar 2021 (Winter-Spring)
After much work, the first meeting of the MeLO Seminar is going to be tomorrow. The reason why Christophe and I decided to create this seminar was to get together and talk medieval philosophy during these trying times. We could not foresee such enthusiasm and willingness to get involved. The resulting programme is very promising.…
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Good news!
Finally, 2020 is almost finished. It felt like a decade. Just thinking that January, when I was moving to Oxford for my research stay, was only eleven months ago, well, it just doesn’t seem right. In the months following the beginning of the pandemic many things have happened. Many more were supposed to happen (from…
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Reshaped, cancelled, and postponed events
Due to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, many aspects of our lives have been or are about to be affected. In this moment of grave concern, academia must do its part to contribute to the efforts put in place by governments all over the world to delay the spread of the virus. After much pondering, I have…
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Workshop on alchemy
Organised by Vincenzo Carlotta and Katja Krause, an intriguing workshop on “Alchemy between Practices and Theories” is about to take place at the MPIWG – Berlin. Lots of fun ahead!
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Andrea Fagioli’s New Art Exhibit
Another gorgeous exhibit by Sienese artist Andrea Fagioli (you can find more about his here). This time is about… time! If you have any chance to visit the exhibit in Siena, don’t miss it!
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Matters Entangled
Here’s the programme of “Matters Entangled”, the symposium Elena Baltuta and I have organised at HU Berlin. All are welcome to attend! This is going to be memorable…
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Structuring Nature
The programme of our Summer School is ready! Readings and lecturers are also ready. And a lot of students have applied from Europe, North America, and Asia. Just a few more days and everything will start (can’t wait!). Questions concerning the structure of nature, and the structure of our knowledge of the natural world have…
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Lecture in Cordoba
I have been invited to give a lecture at the University of Cordoba. Topic: assimilation of Islamicate knowledge by Latin philosophers and scientists.
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Columbia Workshop
Fantastic workshop organised by Jeremiah Hackett at the University of South Carolina. I am honoured and delighted to participate in it!
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Da Stagira a Parigi
Ecco il programma definitivo del convegno internazionale “Da Stagira a Parigi: prospettive aristoteliche tra Antichità e Medioevo”
Potestas essendi 