Assistant Professor

History of Medieval Philosophy - The philosophical encyclopaedia in Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā)

Position opening 2025 JUNE 27 AT 10:00am:

Type of contract

1 posizione Assistant Professor

Unità di Ricerca

  • PhiBor

Profile:

The contract holder of the contract will work on the following topics, in synergy with additional staff recruited as part of the research project. I) A systematic search for references to authors, works and disciplines within the Šifāʾ, in the form of: i) citations of authors and works; ii) “internal” cross-references, connecting the various sections of the work; iii) expressions used by Avicenna to refer to philosophical and scientific disciplines and their practitioners, as well as to the corresponding canonical texts of the ancient tradition. The purpose is to understand, from Avicenna's own words, what was his consideration of authors, fields of inquiry, and topics relevant to the structuring of the Šifāʾ. II) A comparison of the results obtained in the case of the Šifāʾ with the data obtainable from al-Ḥikma al-ʿArūḍiyya and Dānešnāme-ye ʿAlāʾī, with the possibility of further extending the analysis to Avicenna's great medical encyclopedia the Qānūn fī l-Ṭibb (Canon of Medicine).II) An assessment, through the use of the Avicenna manuscripts available in IMT's databases, of the philological correctness of the various passages of the Šifāʾ that will be considered. IV) A mapping, through digital humanities techniques and with the assistance of trained technical staff, of the number and frequency of the various types of citations used by Avicenna in the different parts of the Šifāʾ and in the other works under consideration, associating similar references and linking Avicennian references to other authors and works with corresponding passages that Avicenna may have had in mind.

 

 

Activity:

The selected researcher(s) will be expected to develop and pursue an original line of research that fits with the group's topics of interest, implementing new methods and approaches to the study of the brain and behavior with a focus on brain and sensory development, publishing their research in international peer-reviewed journals, developing new collaborations with national and international research centers and clinical facilities, supervising doctoral students, and taking part in all other outreach and third mission activities that foster the growth of the group and the promotion of its research program.

 

Scientific Sector:

PHIL-05/C Storia della filosofia Medievale

Duration:

3 years

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