Britain's Early Philosophers

April 1, 2019 - April 2, 2019
Durham Centre for Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Durham University

Birley Room
Hatfield College
Durham
United Kingdom

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  • Mind Association
  • Durham University

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Who were Britain’s earliest philosophers? What were Alcuin of York’s contributions to philosophy? To what extent can we consider thinkers such as Hild, Bede, Cuthbert, Gildas, and Cædmon philosophers? How did philosophy reach Britain? Who was reading it, who was writing it, who was teaching it, who was learning it? In this seminal exploratory workshop, we will be considering these questions as well as other questions such as: What counts as philosophy in the early medieval British period? What are the boundary/ies between philosophy and theology? Is there a specifically/uniquely early British philosophical tradition? Just who was reading Alfred’s translation of Boethius?

hers?  How did philosophy reach Britain?  Who was reading it, who was writing it, who was teaching it, who was learning it?  In this seminal exploratory workshop, we will be considering these questions as well as other questions such as: What counts as philosophy in the early medieval British period?  What are the boundary/ies between philosophy and theology?  Is there a specifically/uniquely early British philosophical tradition?  Just who was reading Alfred's translation of Boethius?

Preliminary schedule

MondayTuesday
09:30-10:00registration/coffee09:30-10:00coffee
10:00-11:15Plenary talk: Barbara Denison10:00-11:15Plenary talk: Mary Garrison
11:15-11:45coffee break11:15-11:45coffee break
11:45-12:30Contributed talk: Jack Coopey11:45-12:30Contributed talk: Eric Perl
12:30-13:30lunch12:30-13:30lunch
13:30-14:15Contributed talk: Conor P. O'Brien13:30-14:15Contributed talk: Clelia Crialesi
14:15-14:45coffee14:15-14:45coffee
14:45-15:30TBD14:45-15:30Contributed talk: Alisa Kunitz-Dick
15:30-16:00coffee15:30-16:00coffee
16:00-17:15Contributed talk: Fred Biggs16:00-17:00Roundtable

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