Symposium Thomisticum IV, Rome, July 4-6, 2019
/Fran O’Rourke informs us of the fourth Symposium Thomisticum coming up this summer in Rome. I have copied and pasted below the complete information as provided by Dr. O’Rourke. Notice the call for papers. The deadline for abstracts is January 1 and the deadline for completed papers is June 1.
The fourth Symposium Thomisticum will take place in Rome, 4 – 6 July 2019.
Theme of the symposium will be ‘Aquinas Philosopher Theologian’.
The venue is the Collegio Irlandese, centrally located near the church of St John Lateran.
Details are available at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/symposiumthomisticum (google Symposium Thomisticum).
Speakers will include Serge-Thomas Bonino, Therese Cory, Kevin Flannery, Joshua Hochschild, Ed Houser, Gyula Klima, Patrick Masterson, Siobhan Nash-Marshall, John O’Callaghan, Paul O’Grady, Fran O’Rourke, Alice Ramos, Andrea Robiglio, Mary Catherine Sommers, Rudi Te Velde, Candace Vogler, Giovanni Ventimiglia, Kevin White. Other speakers to be confirmed.
Papers are invited for supplementary parallel sessions on the afternoon of Saturday 6 July. While topics on any aspect of Aquinas are welcome, priority will be given to those relating to philosophy and theology. To avoid overlap, initial proposals should be sent by email to Fran O’Rourke, Emeritus Professor, School of Philosophy, University College Dublin (orourke@ucd.ie).
The deadline for abstracts is 1 January, and for completed papers 1 June 2019.
Papers will be circulated in advance; summaries will be presented at the symposium: papers will be discusssed rather than read.
Participation fee will be €150 to include refreshments and the conference banquet. Reduced student registration: €125.
Accommodation: Rooms are available at the Collegio Irlandese, approx $100 for bed and breakfast. All rooms are air conditioned; there is a swimming pool in the spacious grounds.
All inquiries to Fran O’Rourke, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University College Dublin (orourke@ucd.ie).