Please join me on Thursday April 6 to welcome Andreas Lammer to the Semitic Museum. He will present his work on natural philosophy in Islam with a presentation titled "Time and Space in Avicenna: Interlocuters, Sources, and Arguments." This will take place on Thursday, April 6, 12:00-2:00pm, in Semitic Museum 201.
Avicenna's accounts of time and space are on opposite ends of a spectrum. While Avicenna's elaboration on space reveals his overall Peripatetic attitude, his understanding of time is perhaps the most Platonic element in his natural philosophy. In both cases, Avicenna's stance as well as his arguments are shaped by the preceding Greek and Arabic intellectual traditions. It is by unearthing this background that we can assess his position more accurately and realize the complexity and ingenuity of his thought. Avicenna's natural philosophy is as rich and innovative as his logic and metaphysics.
Andreas Lammer studied philosophy and German language and literature at the University of Würzburg (Germany), and received his master’s degree in philosophy from King’s College London. In 2016, he defended his PhD in philosophy and Arabic studies at LMU Munich. He has worked as a research associate at the Thomas Institute of the University of Cologne and taught at the universities of Würzburg, Cologne, and Jena. His primary interests are in Greek and Arabic natural philosophy in both the Aristotelian and the Avicennian tradition. Currently, he is working in the DFG-funded research project “The Heirs of Avicenna: Philosophy in the Islamic East from the 12th to the 13th Century” with Peter Adamson.
Best wishes,
Hadel Jarada
Arabic & Islamic Studies
Harvard University
6 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge MA, 02138
jarada@fas.harvard.edu
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