by Rodrigo Ballon Villanueva
Suf Amichay
June 2023 – This month we highlight the work of Suf Amichay. Suf is now finishing her PhD in Medieval Philosophy at the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Cambridge (UK), supervised by Prof. John Marenbon. Her research focuses on big metaphysical systems in the Middle Ages, especially looking at the compatibility of Aristotle with Abrahamic religions. To examine this, Suf traces the development of concepts of modality and their place in medieval thought. Further, Suf approaches medieval natural philosophy as a history of science, using the tools and methodology often reserved for early modern science to examine earlier periods. She hopes her work can present medieval science in a new, more charitable way, and help redefine its place in the history of science.
Suf holds a BA in Philosophy, History, and Philosophy of Science and an MA in History of Science, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel). Here, she became acquainted with Aristotelian natural philosophy and got fascinated by it. Suf wrote her MA thesis with Dr Reimund Leicht on the genealogy of arguments for the existence of God in the Islamicate world. In Cambridge, she is the president of the Trinity College Aristotelian Society. Starting in October 2023, Suf will be a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. For more information about her dissertation click here.
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