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Science Social 06: Grasping the Invisible
MoreThe Natural Sciences in Early Modern Morocco
What was the social status of the natural sciences in the Arab Muslim world in the early modern period? The conventional historical narrative posits a
Sound, Time, and the Apocalypse in the Chinese Period of Division
In this project, I will be exploring the complex ways in which time came to be understood, interpreted, and debated in China during the period of late
No Easy Way Out: Ge Hong’s Rejection of Timeless Utopianism and Embrace of Progress
Due to the turbulence and danger of the fragmented early medieval Chinese world, numerous men of letters craned their necks looking for paradises in u
Keith Knapp’s article on Ge Hong in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosphy
Dealing with Transience during the Sixteen States Period of Early Medieval China
The period of the Sixteen States (304–439) in northern China was characterized by rather short-lived regimes, mostly founded by “non-Han” rulers belon
A World of the Senses: Jesuit Aristotelianism in Europe and China
The Coimbra Commentaries, published between 1592 and 1606, were intended to serve as the teaching manuals for the philosophy course structured around
Alfarabi and Averroes on What is Known Prior to Scientific Demonstration
Alfarabi’s and Averroes’s philosophical treatises are guided by a common recognition that there are four types of knowledge (maʽlūmāt) which are prior
When to Trust Authoritative Testimony: Generation and Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Thought
Most of what we know comes not from perception, intuition, or reason, but from what others tell us orally or in writing. From whom and when we accept
The Diplomatic Corpus of Yuan China in Comparative Perspective: Training, Careers, Mobility
China is famous for not having a ministry of foreign affairs until the 1900s and yet diplomatic envoys were part and parcel of Chinese foreign policy
Alberto Tiburcio
Alberto Tiburcio received his PhD from McGill University’s Institute of Islamic Studies in 2015....
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