Research Seminar Conferences

Fall 2009 Research Seminar Conference

October 17, 2009, 1:30-7:00 pm

and

October 18, 2009, 12:00 - 5:00 pm

“Aquinas and the Arabs / Thomas d’Aquin et ses sources arabes”

Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Organized by

the Aquinas and the Arabs International Working Group, Marquette University,

and sponsored by

the Commissio Leonina, Paris, France, and

the Departments of Philosophy and Theology at Marquette University,

and the Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

with funding from the Mellon Fund and the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Location: Marquette University Raynor Memorial Library

Beaumier Conference Center

Presenters & Presiders

Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P., Commissio Leonina, Paris & Washington, D.C.

Mr Nathan Blackerby, Marquette University

Rev. Fabio Gibiino, O.P., Commissio Leonina, Paris,

Prof. R. E. Houser, University of St Thomas, Houston,

Prof. Mark Johnson, Marquette University,

Prof. Luis Xavier López-Farjeat, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City,

Prof. Richard C. Taylor, Marquette University,

Prof. David B. Twetten, Marquette University,

Ms Rosa Vargas Della Casa, Marquette University

SCHEDULE

Friday October 16, 2009

Evening (7:30 pm): Welcoming Reception at the Home of

Prof. David B. Twetten

1895 Pilgrim W Brookfield WI

(for directions use Googlemaps or Mapquest)

Saturday October 17, 2009, 1:30 - 7:00 pm

1:30-2:45 Session Chair: Prof. David Twetten, Marquette University

Presenter: Prof. Rollen E. Houser, University of St Thomas, Houston,

“Avicenna on Truth”

2:50-4:05 Session Chair: Prof. Richard C. Taylor, Marquette University

Presenter: Luis Xavier López-Farjeat, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City,

“Maimonides on Religious Beliefs”

4:10-6:10 Session Chair: Prof. R. E. Houser, University of St. Thomas, Houston

Presenter: Prof. Richard C. Taylor, Marquette University,

“Intellect and Intelligibles in the Commentary on the Sentences: Avicenna, Averroes and Aquinas.”

6:15-7:00 Roundtable session: Presentation of the Aquinas and the Arabs Project on Thomas Aquinas’s Commentary on the Sentences

Presenters: Profs. Houser, Taylor and López Farjeat

7:30 pm Reception with buffet dinner at the home of Prof. Taylor.

14360 Indian Ridge Drive, Brookfield, WI 53005

(for directions use Mapquest or Googlemaps)

Sunday October 18, 2009, 12:00-5:00 pm

Advanced Graduate Student Presentations

12:00-1:15 Session Chair: Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P., Commissio Leonina, Paris & Washington, D.C.

Presenter: Rev. Fabio Gibiino, O.P., Commissio Leonina, Paris,

“Saint Thomas et la science divine.”

1:20-2:35 Session Chair: Prof. David Twetten, Marquette University

Presenter: Ms. Rosa Vargas Della Casa, Marquette University,

“Thomas Aquinas on the Possibility or Impossibility of a Conceptual Apprehension of Esse.”

2:40-3:55 Session Chair: Prof. Prof. Mark Johnson, Marquette University

Presenter: Mr Nathan Blackerby, Marquette University,

“On the Origins of Aquinas’s Dualism. An Exposition of Aquinas’s Metaphysics of Soul and a Comparison with His Sources.”

4:00: Concluding Open Discussion

5:30: dinner at a local restaurant.

CONFERENCE LOCATION:

Conference sessions will take place in the Raynor Library (1355 W. Wisconsin Ave.). For information on the Raynor Library and nearby parking see http://www.marquette.edu/contact/finder/raynor.shtml and the links there.

HOTELS:

Just a few blocks East from Marquette University is the Holiday Inn Milwaukee City Center, 611 West Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203. Tel. 1-414-273-2950.

For further information on the hotel, see http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/mkecc?irs=null

A few blocks West from Marquette University is the charming Ambassador Hotel: 2308 W Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233. Tel.(414) 342-8400

For further information on the hotel, see www.ambassadormilwaukee.com

(Mention that you are attending a Marquette conference may get you a discount. Be sure to ask.)

DIRECTIONS AND MAPS:

For directions to the Marquette Campus, see http://www.marquette.edu/contact/directions/

For a map of the Marquette University campus, see http://www.marquette.edu/contact/CampusMap.pdf

For a map of downtown Milwaukee, see

http://www.wisconline.com/counties/milwaukee/map-downtown.html

TRAVELING TO MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (& DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE) FROM

MILWAUKEE’S MITCHELL AIRPORT:

For a shuttle, see http://www.mitchellairport.com/getting.html

Downtown Milwaukee: info from http://kiwinc.itgo.com/mwc/mitchell.html

* Expect a taxi to cost around $30 or a bit more due to fuel costs.

* Most convenient: Airport Connection shared ride van serves a frequent loop of most downtown hotels. http://mkelimo.com/ ($12-15)

* Cheapest: MCTS route 80 serves 6th St. downtown, next to the Midwest Airlines Center and nearby hotels. Travel time is 25 minutes, often only a few minutes longer than taxi or van.

http://www.ridemcts.com/routes_and_schedules/schedule.asp?route=80

The Conference Center is in the lower level of Raynor Library at 1355 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Aquinas and the Arabs International Working Group link:

http://web.mac.com/mistertea/iWeb/Aquinas%20&%20the%20Arabs/Aquinas%20&%20the%20Arabs.html

Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy link:

http://web.mac.com/mistertea/Midwest_Seminar/Welcome.html

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT link:

http://www.marquette.edu/phil/

For other recent conferences sponsored by the Aquinas and the Arabs International Working Group, see below.

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Spring 2009 Research Seminar Conference

“Thomas d’Aquin et ses sources arabes / Aquinas and the Arabs”

Bibliothèque du Saulchoir

43bis rue de la Glacière, 75013 Paris, France

March 27 & 28, 2009

Organized by the Commissio Leonina, Paris, France, and

the Aquinas and the Arabs Project,

Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Conference Program

27 March 2009

10 h Richard C. Taylor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Role of Arabic / Islamic Philosophy in Thomas Aquinas’s Conception of the Beatific Vision in his Commentary on the Sentences IV, d.49, q.2, a.1

11 h 30 Jean-Baptiste Brenet (Université de Paris X - Nanterre) L’image requise. Averroès et Thomas d’Aquin lectuers de De anima 431a16-17

13 h Lunch break

14 h 30 R. E. Houser, University of St. Thomas (Houston), How Br. Thomas Introduces the Principles of Avicennian Metaphysics into Sacra doctrina: 1 Sent. d. 8, q.1

28 March 2009

10h Cristina Cerami, CNRS Paris, Physique et Métaphysique: l’ordo scientiarum chez Averroès et Thomas d’Aquin

11 h 30 Isabelle Moulin (Faculté Notre Dame, Paris) The Question of the Status of Secondary Causes in Three Commentaries on Peter Lombard’s Sentences: Albert the Great, Bonaventura, and Thomas Aquinas

13 h Lunch break

14 h 30 David B. Twetten, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Aquinas’ Early Appropriation of Averroes: The Contra Gentiles’ Reading of the Physics

Sessions will take place at the Bibliothèque du Saulchoir, Salle Saint Thomas, 43bis de la Glacière, Paris XIIIe.

Those who would like to have lunch on site (15 Euros) must give notice three days in advance by writing to: aoliva@commissio-leonina.org.

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Fall 2008 Aquinas and the Arabs Research Seminar Conference:

Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 11-12, 2008

Organized by

the Marquette Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy and

the Aquinas and the Arabs Project

(http://web.mac.com/mistertea/Aquinas_%26_the_Arabs/Aquinas_%26_the_Arabs.html)

with financial support from

the Klinger College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette

and the Departments of Theology and Philosophy

Aquinas and the Arabs:

A Research Seminar Conference on the Role of Arabic Philosophy in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas in his Commentary on the Sentences.

Location: Marquette University Raynor Memorial Library

Beaumier Conference Center

SCHEDULE

Saturday October 11, 2008, 2-7 pm

2:00-3:30: Prof. R. E. Houser, Center for Thomistic Studies, University of St Thomas (Houston), “‘The Subtler Reasoning of Avicenna’: Aquinas’s ‘Short Course’ on the Principles of Avicennian Metaphysics included within Sacred Doctrine, Parisian Scriptum, 1. D. 8. Q. 1, Art. 1-3”

Commentator: Prof. Luis Xavier Lopez Farjeat, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City.

Session Chair: Prof. E. M. Macierowski, Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas

3:45-5:15: Prof. Jörg Tellkamp. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City. Topic: Teachings on the internal senses in the Commentary on the Sentences.

Commentator: Prof. Kevin White, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Session Chair: Prof. David Twetten, Marquette University

5:30-7:00: SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Adriano Oliva, O,P., President of the Commissio Leonina, Paris, “Philosophy in the Teaching of Theology by Thomas Aquinas”

(Regarding the work of the Commissio Leonina, see http://leonina.nerim.net/)

Session Chair: Prof. Richard C. Taylor, Marquette University

Reception in honor of Père Oliva with buffet dinner at the home of Prof. Taylor.

(If interested in attending for dinner, RSVP by email to Richard.Taylor@Marquette.edu.)

Sunday October 12, 2008, 12-4 pm

12:00-1:30: Prof. Richard C. Taylor, Marquette University. “The Use and Critique of Models From the Arabic Philosophical Tradition in Conceptualizing the Beatific Vision in Thomas Aquinas’s Commentary on the Sentences, 1, D. 49, Q. 2, Art. 1.”

Commentary by Prof. Mark Johnson, Marquette University

Session Chair: Prof. John Boyle, University of St Thomas, Minn.-St. Paul, MN

1:45: Presenter: Prof. E. M. Macierowski, Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas, author of Thomas Aquinas’s Earliest Treatment of The Divine Essence: : Scriptum Super Sententiis, Book I, Distinction 8 (Binghamton, NY: Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Institute for Global Cultural Studies, 1998): “Remarks on Aquinas’s Use of Arabic Philosophical Sources in the Scriptum Super Sententias Book 1, Distinction 8.”

Session Chair: Prof. E. R. Houser, University of St. Thomas, Houston

Followed by: Concluding Open Discussion