Event
The concept of otherness has been at the center of many studies in humanities and the social sciences, ranging from sociology to international relations, in both gender and post-colonial studies. Otherness focuses on the idea that minorities or groups are affected by power dynamics that shape their position in society. This focus on the concept of otherness is also paralleled by increased attention paid to the study of historically secluded minorities, such as women, slaves, and foreigners, both in philosophy and throughout history. This workshop is situated within this revival of studies, focusing on the relevance of the idea of otherness for intellectual history and the history of philosophy. More specifically, the workshop gathers leading experts from different fields to discuss the implications of using the conceptual problems and methodological frameworks of gender theory and post-colonial studies to analyze the reception of Aristotelianism in the early modern period.
Co-Organizers: Eva Del Soldato (Penn) and Alessandro Mulieri (Penn).
Speakers: Antonio Feros (Penn), Marguerite Deslauriers (McGill), David Tavarez (Vassar), Andrew Laird (Brown), Eva Del Soldato (Penn), Alessandro Mulieri (Venezia, Ca’ Foscari-Penn)
11-11:15am
Introduction: Eva Del Soldato and Alessandro Mulieri
11:15am-1:00pm
Eva Del Soldato: "Strangers in the City: George, Bessarion, Ficino and the Laws"
Marguerite Deslauriers: "The Renaissance Reception of Aristotle’s Biology and the Natural Character of Women’.
Buffet Lunch
3:00-5:15pm
Antonio Feros: "Speaking of Others in Early Modern Spain"
Andrew Laird: "Aristotle in Post-Conquest Mexico: How and Why Indigenous Scholars Mastered Logic and Dialectic"
David Tavarez: "Aristotle Among the Aztecs: Indigenous Wisdom and Humanism in the Sixteenth Century"
5:15-5:30
Conclusions: Eva Del Soldato and Alessandro Mulieri
Co-Funded by the European Union (GA number 101062962). Views and opinions expressed are, however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.