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 conferences, workshops, and summer schools that are going to take place in November 2023.
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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. read more
Joining us in this issue is no one other than Robert Pasnau (UC Boulder), who has kindly accepted to do an interview for the IPM to talk about his books and latest projects. In this pleasant and informal conversation, we took the opportunity to ask him about issues connected to his scholarship. Among these is the relevance of pursuing projects that cross over compartmentalized disciplinary boundaries in the history of philosophy, a task which he masterfully engages in like very few in the field. He has shared with us perspectives from his most recent book project on medieval voluntarism, from detailed historical analyses of what the voluntarist movement was, to reflections about how that movement has changed our conception of the self. read more
This short review covers Transkribus, which is a software application that uses artificial intelligence to perform text recognition and transcription of handwritten and printed documents. With Transkribus, users can search and upload digitised corpus, use text recognition based on existing models or customised ones, and train, edit, export, and share their work. read more
In November, our monthly list of recently published books on philosophy, history, and the Middle Ages features many monographs and volumes able satisfy different tastes. Take a look to find out the latest trend in our field. read more
This month, our small portrait is dedicated to Seth Kreeger. Seth is a PhD Candidate at Marquette University (US) and KU Leuven (Belgium), supervised by Professors Richard Taylor and Andrea Robiglio. He works on the Arabic and Neoplatonic background to the metaphysical thought of Thomas Aquinas and William of Auvergne. read more
This month, our Coffee Break section is dedicated to a fascinating theme, mystical experience and writing. Hadewijch was a flemish beguine of the 13th century who wrote, among other genres, mystical poetry. This poetry is itself a key to the spiritual process, being both an extension and catalyst of the Mystical Union with God. read more
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