'PhiBor' is a five-year ERC funded project started in 2014. Its goal is to lay the foundations for a new edition of the Metaphysics of Avicenna's Šifāʾ.
We told you that many things were brewing in our pot, and here's one! The first Italian reading group on Albert the Great will take place at @IMTLucca on 6-7 May. Scholars of medieval thought from all over Italy will discuss topics and sources of Albert's Summa theologiae. ⤵️
Tides are as majestic as they are mysterious. Ever wondered when exactly did people start to figure out how they work? If you think we needed modern science to understand in depth the fascinating phenomenon of sea change, you might think again 🌊 (a short 🧵)
Meet the team behind @PhiBorUnit!
Marco Signori (@msventicinque) is a research collaborator in the programme IMT4Career at @IMTLucca, with a project on the Arabic and Latin sources of Dante Alighieri's natural philosophy. He studied Philosophy at the @scuolanormale.
Meet the team behind @PhiBorUnit!
Silvia Di Vincenzo (@Essedivvu) is Assistant Professor in the history of medieval philosophy at @IMTLucca. After graduating in Classics at @scuolanormale, she earned her PhD in Philosophy in cotutelle between SNS in Pisa and @EPHE_PSL in Paris.
Happy birthday @PhiBorUnit! In the footsteps of ERC advanced project @bor_phi, a new research group on medieval thought in Arabic and Latin milieus was born at @IMTLucca. We will explore philosophy East and West, on the border of civilizations and intellectual endeavours. 📜
In the last issue of Umanistica Digitale, a paper by Daniele Marotta (@sysyphus71) on how the activities of the project are traced and managed: https://t.co/UFWZZkmncZ
Which are the next #walls to fall in science and society?
Our PI was selected among the finalists of the Falling Walls and Berlin Science Week: World Science Summit 2020 (1 – 10 November): congratulations to @AmosBertolacci!
https://t.co/Tf8s043aEs
What is #CEED? It is the web-based critical edition editor developed in the PhiBor project! Those interested in the topic may find a detailed presentation here (page 94): https://t.co/q5gAEhGEIb
#avicennaproject
Would you like to know more about our database https://t.co/Z6gXevEGmu? Next Monday, @sysyphus71 will introduce it to PhD students enrolled in the Summer School organized by the University of Padova: https://t.co/G9kh1yhZHA
#avicennaproject#PhiBor