By IPM Monthly Team
Browse through our section and find out what is going on in the field of medieval philosophy and related branches of philosophical research. This month we include many fascinating events that are going to take place from March 2024 onwards.
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By IPM Monthly Team
Navigate the raging seas of the academy through updates and insights about posts, training, and call for papers. This month, we feature some opportunities for research, interesting calls for papers, and much more.
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By Isabel Inzunza Gomez
On Thursday, March 7th, at the KU Leuven Institute of Philosophy, a notable gathering unfolded, marking a significant commemoration in the realms of medieval philosophy and theology. The event was dedicated to celebrating the 750th anniversary of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s passing. The “Holistic Eudaimonism Conference,” as it was aptly named, sought to unravel the intricacies of Aquinas’s efforts to harmonize the Christian philosophical tradition with the Aristotelian corpus.
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By Guido Alt
Nesta entrevista, conversamos com o Prof. Marcus Boeira (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), acerca da sua pesquisa sobre lógica medieval e sobre autores da escolástica ibero-americana em particular. Conversamos sobre um âmbito pouco explorado de investigação da história da lógica, qual seja, a investigação lógica dos conceitos normativos ou a lógica deôntica e as suas raízes medievais. Em segundo lugar, o Prof. Marcus nos fornece um breve panorama sobre iniciativas brasileiras de investigação acerca da escolástica colonial e seus desdobramentos no continente, em particular no que tange à filosofia do direito.
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By Aleksandar Anđelović
While hiking in Austrian hills with a student hiking club, I met Vukoman, a theologian and philosopher from Belgrade currently studying in Vienna. Surrounded by greenery, snowy mountains, and vineyards around Vienna, we discussed our research interests – Leibniz, Byzantium, Christianity, Platonism – and wider implications of pursuing philosophical research nowadays. In this interview, Vukoman will tell us more about his current research, main interests, as well as his view on the role of philosophy in the community in general.
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By Celeste Pedro
It is already evident that we cannot do without the advantages of digital tools and methodologies for scholarly analysis, exploration, and scientific dissemination. And the intersection of new technology and the humanities has opened new avenues for researchers. This month, I’ll briefly present Omeka, an open-source web publishing platform tailored to cultural heritage. It makes exhibiting collections online and organising datasets a versatile and robust undertaking, empowering digital humanists in various aspects of their research aims.
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By Mário Correia
Our monthly list of recently published books on philosophy, history, and the Middle Ages for March 2024. Take a look to find out the latest trend in our field.
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By Rodrigo Ballon Villanueva
This month’s entry is devoted to Bichen Yan on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. Bichen received his PhD in the history of science and technology from the Department of History of Science of Tsinghua University (China) in 2024. Presently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Tsinghua’s Philosophy Department, his research focuses on medieval and early modern theories of minerals and matter. For this, he adopts a comparative approach concerning the ontological foundations of natural philosophy in Europe and China.
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By Eduarda Machado and Mário Correia
Have you ever wondered what Easter has to do with eggs? What about bunnies (in fact, hares)? In search of an answer, we delved into a variety of, not only Easter traditions but also traditions concerning eggs, which we’ll share below. Eggs are one of the most popular representations of Easter, with a worldwide following. Despite their common aspects and meanings, the diversity of their decorations is fascinating. The tradition of egg dyeing is an ancient practice that dates back to before the birth and death of Christ, as well as many ceremonial, symbolic and imagistic elements that have accompanied the evolution of ideas and religion, consequently being adopted and renewed.
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