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CfP: Logic and Heresy in the Middle Ages

13-16 July 2009
Leeds, U.K.

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         Logic and Heresy in the Middle Ages
                  Call for Papers
            Leeds Medieval Congress 2009
                    13 - 16 July
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In 2009, to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the launch of the 
Albigensian Crusade, the International Medieval Congress has the special 
thematic focus Heresy and Orthodoxy.

The IMC solicits proposals for both individual papers and for groups of 
papers forming thematic sessions.  We are planning to submit a proposal 
for the inclusion in the Congress of a session on logic and heresy in the 
Middle Ages.  For this, abstracts/paper proposals are now being solicited. 
Some questions which we hope to address in this session include, but are 
not limited to:

* What role did the church and question of orthodoxy have on the 
development of logic in the Middle Ages?

* How did prohibitions restrict the dissemination of logical texts and 
developments?

* Are there heresies which are specifically logical, rather than just more 
broadly philosophical?

* What references do logicians make to orthodoxy and to heresy in their 
arguments?

1 page abstracts for papers on any of these topics should be submitted to 
Sara L. Uckelman at S.L.Uckelman@uva.nl by 1 September 2008. We also 
encourage historical submissions discussing condemnations of certain 
logicians, logical texts, or logical theories, and any other topic which 
touches on aspects of logic and heresy.

Authors will be notified whether their paper has been selected for 
inclusion in the session proposal by 15 September 2008.  Note that papers 
will only be selected for inclusion in the session proposal; the final 
decision of the inclusion of the session rests with the Congress 
organizers and will be announced sometime in early November 2008.

For more information about the Leeds Medieval Congress, see 
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc/index.html