Ancient Philosophy and Science

Coordinators

• Prof. Dr Marije Martijn (VU University Amsterdam)
• Prof. Dr Teun Tieleman (Utrecht University)
• Dr Albert Joosse (University of Groningen)

Description

The research group Ancient Philosophy and Science focuses on three main areas:

• physics, metaphysics, and the sciences
• psychology and pedagogy
• philosophy and society (esp. religion)

At the most general level, the group addresses research questions like: What is the nature of ancient philosophical problems and systems when analyzed and explicated within their own intellectual and cultural context? What are our sources for ancient philosophy and science, and how does the nature, transmission and reception of these texts affect our interpretation thereof? Researchers in this group read texts in their sociocultural and historical context, but also analyze texts for their intrinsic importance.

As its name indicates, the group includes within its remit ancient science, most notably medicine, mathematics and astronomy. This reflects the close relation of these fields to philosophy in antiquity, displays strengths of current research in the Netherlands, and also fits in with a worldwide development: an increase in publications and media, conferences, research and teaching programs, as well as the establishment of chairs, concerned with ancient science.

Collaboration

This research group collaborates with the ancient philosophers of the KU Leuven (in the CAW, Centre for Ancient Philosophy of Leiden, Leuven and Utrecht) and with the History of Philosophy Section of the OZSW (Dutch Research School of Philosophy).

Members

Full members

• Prof. Dr Keimpe Algra (UU)
• Dr Frederik Bakker (RU)
• Morris Beks (UvA)
• Dr Bert van den Berg (UL)
• Dr Tazuko van Berkel (UL)
• Hylke de Boer (UG)
• Prof. Dr Mauro Bonazzi (UU)
• Chiara Cecconi MA (UU)
• Dr Aiste Celkyte (UU)
• Dr Bram Demulder (UL)
• Teun van Dijk (VU)
• Dr Caterina Fossi (UvA)
• Prof. Dr Frans de Haas (UL)
• Dr Maarten van Houte (UU)
• Henric Jansen (UL)
• Gideon de Jong (RU)
• Dr Albert Joosse (UG)
• Dr Hannah Laurens (UG)
• Dr Lilith Lee (VU)
• Prof. Dr Marije Martijn (VU)
• Glyn Muitjens MA (UL)
• Daan Mulder MA (UU)
• Maria Chiara Parisi MA (UvA)
• Dr Marlein van Raalte (UL)
• Drs Clarine Rijpstra-van Daal (UU)
• Dr Shiyanthi Thavapalan (VU)
• Prof. Dr Teun Tieleman (UU)
• Bob van Velthoven (UL)
• Dr Robert Vinkesteijn (UU)
• Carolina Welslau MA (UU)

Associated members

• Dr Han Baltussen (Adelaide)
• Dr Myrthe Bartels (Pisa)
• Dr Lukas van den Berge (UU)
• Prof. Dr Bram Bos (em. VU)
• Prof. Dr Gerard Boter (VU)
• Dr mr. René Brouwer (UU)
• Dr Dylan M. Burns (UvA)
• Ramona Cirstian (RU)
• Dr Mariska Leunissen (UNC Chapel Hill)
• Dr Benedetto Neola (UL)
• Prof. Dr Jan van Ophuijsen (UU)
• Dr Nathasja Roggo-van Luijn (Ulm)

• Dr Suzan Sierksma-Agteres (PTU)
• Katherine Thomson (NYU)