A Course on 'Islamic Philosophy' in London

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Objectives;
An intensive introductory course delivered by one of the world’s leading experts on the subject. The course will look at the following:

• Philosophy (Falsafa) and Rational Theology (Kalam)
• Major Muslim philosophers and their arguements in various periods: Classical, Post-Classical & Modern
• Islamic & modern Western philosophy – Clash, Challenges & the future

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Presenter; 

Professor Peter Adamson [University of London]

Peter Adamson is Professor of Ancient & Medieval Philosophy at the King’s College London. His areas of interest include late ancient philosophy, especially Neoplatonism and Arabic and Medieval philosophy. He has published many papers on a wide range of figures in Greek and Arabic philosophy, including Aristotle, Plotinus, al-Farabi and other members of the Baghdad School, Avicenna and Averroes. However he has concentrated especially on the output of the translation circle of al-Kindi, who is usually credited with being the first philosopher in the Islamic tradition. This research includes a book, “The Arabic Plotinus: a Philosophical Study of the “Theology of Aristotle” (London: Duckworth, 2002) and a volume entitled “Great Medieval Thinkers: al-Kindi” (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007). He is also a co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy, co-edited with Richard Taylor (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), and Philosophy, Science and Exegesis in Greek, Arabic and Latin Commentaries (London: Institute for Classical Studies in 2004). He has edited three books for the Warburg Institute, the most recent of which (“In the Age of Averroes”) will appear soon. Professor Adamson is a frequent contributor to BBC Radio 4′s ‘In Our Time’ with Melvin Bragg, and other radio broadcasts. Professor Adamson is currently at work on a monograph on the 10th century CE doctor and philosopher al-Razi. He also runs a three-year project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, on Natural Philosophy in the Islamic World.

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Booking Details;


The courses are open to all but spaces are limited. Entry is through prior registration only. Prayer facilities available and coffee/tea provided during break sessions.

Costs:

Within the Deadline dates pre-registration – Online payment

• Students / Unemployed – £20
• Employed – £25

After Deadline dates or on the door entry £30 – CASH / ONLINE
Unless the course is cancelled, there are no refunds for non-attendance

DEADLINE: MONDAY 11TH JUNE 2012 after which prices increase


Date: Saturday 30th of June 2012
Time: 9am - 5 pm
Venue: Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX (IC)

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