IMC 2008: Sessions

Session 1517: Natural Philosophy between Medieval and Post-Medieval Scholasticism

Sponsor:	Institute of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha
Organiser:	Tomas Machula, Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha
Moderator/Chair:	Daniel Heider, Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha
Paper 1517-a	The Concept of Causality in the Scholasticism of Dominican Tradition (Language: English) Tomas Machula, Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha Index terms: Philosophy, Theology
Paper 1517-b	Natural Philosophy and Necessity (Language: English) Petr Dvořák, Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha Index terms: Philosophy, Science
Paper 1517-c	Beyond Nature: Causes of Irreality in Post-Medieval Scholasticism (Language: English) Daniel Novotny, Department of Philosophy, State University of New York, Buffalo Index terms: Philosophy, Science
Abstract	The session 'Natural Philosophy between Medieval and Post-Medieval Scholasticism' is focused especially on the concept of causation and necessity in the medieval sholastic tradition and its influence upon the post-medieval scholasticism. This issue will be considered from different points of view (e.g. philosophy, theology, logic etc.).