Influencers and Followers: Medieval Philosophy Between the Latin West, The Byzantine Empire and The Islamicate World, Autumn School in Medieval Languages and Culture 2018, October 16–19, 2018, Ghent University

This Autumn School is organized for PhD- and MA- students in Medieval Studies (art history, history, philosophy, literature, linguistics, etc.) who did not have a training as philosophers during their regular study programme, but nevertheless need some basic knowledge and methodology for their current research.

The course aims to give an overview of the philosophical problems, concepts, and debates that are specific to the Middle Ages. Equal attention will be paid to three cultural areas: the Latin West, Byzantium, and the Islamicate world. Hence, the intercultural exchange of philosophical ideas will be an important focus throughout the course. Also, the course will develop insights into the thorny relationships of philosophy with religion in the Middle Ages, and will discuss relationships between philosophy and literature, science, and art. Moreover, time will be devoted to a specifically medieval problem in philosophy, namely the relationship between commenting texts of ancient authorities and developing independent ideas.

The Autumn School consists of four days during which participants will be able to combine plenary sessions with interactive workshops. All sessions will be taught in English by leading experts in the field of medieval Latin philosophy, Byzantine philosophy and Islamicate philosophy.

The maximum number of participants is 20. The registration fee of EUR 150 will be waived for students from Ghent University and The Dutch Research School for Medieval Studies.