Galen and Dreaming

I’d like to call attention to a recent article by Jonathan Barnes: “‘Do I Wake or Sleep?’ Galen, Scepticism, and Dreams,” in the recently published volume, R. J. Hankinson and Matyáš Havrda (eds.), Galen’s Epistemology: Experience, Reason, and Method in Ancient Medicine (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022).

Seminar on Cicero's Academica

On May 12th, the department of philosophy of the Sapienza-Università di Roma will host the international seminar “Gli Academica di Cicerone: Ricerche e prospettive di studio.” The program can be found here and, fortunately, the talks can be watched online through Google Meet.

Lecture on Skepticism in Islamic Thought

Tomorrow, 9 May 2023, at 18:00, at the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies (Hamburg Universität), Nadja Germann (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) will talk about “Before al-Ghazālī: Scepticism and Doubt in Early Islamic Thought.” More information here.

Lecture on Skepticism and Postmodernism

On May 2nd, at 18:00, David Myers (UCLA) will talk about “Scepticism, Postmodernism, and Modern Jewish Historiography” at the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies (Hamburg Universität). More information can be found here.

Online Book Launch

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 19 April 2023, at 18:00, there will be the online launch of Cedric Cohen-Skalli’s and Libera Pisano’s edited volume, Skepsis and Antipolitics: The Alternative of Gustav Landauer (Brill, 2023). The event will take place on Zoom and, if you’d like to participate, you need to register by sending an email to maimonides-centre@uni-hamburg.de.

Cicero's Academica

In this post from June 2008, I said that Tobias Reinhardt was working on a philosophical and philological commentary on Cicero’s Academica. Well, it turns out that the book is finally out:

T. Reinhardt, Cicero’s Academici libri and Lucullus: A Commentary with Introduction and Translations (OUP, 2023).

More information about the book can be found by clicking here.

Hamburg

From the beginning of April to the end of August, I’ll be in Hamburg doing research on Pyrrhonian skepticism and on contemporary discussions of the epistemic significance of disagreement. If you know of any events related to these issues in the surrounding areas, please let me know.

Book on Ignorance

There is a new detailed study of ignorance that might be of interest to those working on skepticism:

Rik Peels, Ignorance: A Philosophical Study (OUP, 2023).

More information can be found here. Despite what the OUP webpage says, the book is already out.

Varieties of Anti-Skepticism

The latest issue of Topoi includes a long section devoted to varieties of anti-skepticism. Some of the articles are historical and some are systematic. The issue can be found here.

Volume on Bias & Inquiry

In connection with my previous post, here’s another book on bias some of whose chapters touch upon skepticism:

Nathan Ballantyne and David Dunning (eds.), Reason, Bias, and Inquiry: The Crossroads of Epistemology and Psychology (OUP, 2022).

More information here.

Bias

This new book on bias deals with skepticism to a considerable extent:

Thomas Kelly, Bias: A Philosophical Study. OUP, 2023.

Complete information is found here.

Hegel and Skepticism

You might be interested in this new book by Robb Dunphy:

Hegel and the Problem of Beginning: Scepticism and Presuppositionlessness (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023).

For more information, go here.

Maimonides Lecture on Skepticism

Tomorrow (Tuesday 31st), at 18:00, will take place another Maimonides Lecture on Scepticism. Dimitrios A. Vasilakis (Universität Erfurt/University of Ioannina) will talk about “Dionysius the Areopagite between Faith and Scepticism: His Reception in the Twentieth Century.” More info here.

Call for Applications: Research Associate

The Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies (Universität Hamburg) invites applications for a Research Associate (full-time position, fixed until 30 September 2024, salary level 14 TV-L). The position commences on 1 March 2023. The application deadline is on 15 February 2023. The successful candidate will focus their research on Jewish thought, philosophy, and/or religion with a special emphasis on scepticism. In addition to research, the successful candidate will be part of MCAS’s publication team. The position requires participation in MCAS’s events and an active engagement in MCAS’s activities. For complete information, go here