Quodlibetal Questions

On 19–20 September 2008 the University of Toronto will host its annual Colloquium in Mediaeval Philosophy.

19 September 2008, Session 1 (4:30 – 6:30):

• Chair: Cristina Van Dyke (Calvin College)
• Speaker: Robert Pasnau (University of Colorado at Boulder): “The Scholastics and Secondary Qualities”
• Commentator: Jean-Luc Solère (Boston College)

20 September 2008, Session 2 (10:00 – 12:00):

• Chair: Kara Richardson (University of Syracuse)
• Speaker: Thérèse-Anne Druart (Catholic University of America): “Avicenna and Duns Scotus”
• Commentator: Robert Wisnovsky (McGill University)

20 September 2008, Session 3 (2:30 – 4:30):

• Chair: Jeff Brower (Purdue University)
• Speaker: Cecilia Trifogli (All Souls College / Oxford): “Thomas Wylton on Final Causality”
• Commentator: Edith Sylla (North Carolina State University)

All sessions will be held in Room 301 of the Lillian Massey Building (Centre for Medieval Studies) at 125 Queen’s Park on the St. George campus of the University of Toronto, and are free and open to the public. Further details available here.

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