{"id":254,"date":"2020-06-22T17:27:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T17:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/?p=254"},"modified":"2020-06-22T17:27:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T17:27:17","slug":"mystery-science-and-the-divine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/2020\/06\/22\/mystery-science-and-the-divine\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mystery, Science and the Divine\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>University College London<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Summer School in Ancient Philosophy<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Monday 13 July to Friday 17 July 2020<\/p>\n<p>The UCL Ancient Philosophy Summer School is offering exceptional one-week intensive courses this summer at opportunity-cost prices (\u00a3120) .<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The one-week intensive courses will be available online for the first time and accessible from any part of the world.<\/li>\n<li>There will be video lectures as well as discussion time with excellent tutors<\/li>\n<li>Participants will be provided with all materials and have the opportunity to talk about the ideas with other participants as well as the tutors<\/li>\n<li>The course on \u2018Mystery, Science and the Divine\u2019 is being developed and will be actively guided by two tutors specialised in Ancient Philosophy, Late Antiquity and Medieval Philosophy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the questions that will be tackled include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the origins of rationality?<\/li>\n<li>Why were the deeper teachings of philosophical schools (e.g. Plato and Stoics) made accessible only to the \u2018initiated\u2019?<\/li>\n<li>Why is the divine so important for the ancients?<\/li>\n<li>Why did specific philosophical schools deal with magic, alchemy and astrology?<\/li>\n<li>How is the notion of \u2018divine\u2019 associated with philosophy and the occult arts?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of impetus was given to philosophy and science by the occult arts?<\/li>\n<li>Was magic and astrology really irrational during ancient times?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/classics\/outreach\/summer-schools\/ucl-summer-school-ancient-philosophy-2020\">https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/classics\/outreach\/summer-schools\/ucl-summer-school-ancient-philosophy-2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For further information on the \u2018Mystery, Science and the Divine\u2019 course please contact:\u00a0robert.heller@kcl.ac.uk\u00a0or\u00a0athanasios.rinotas@kuleuven.be<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University College London Summer School in Ancient Philosophy Monday 13 July to Friday 17 July 2020 The UCL Ancient Philosophy Summer School is offering exceptional one-week intensive courses this summer at opportunity-cost prices (\u00a3120) . 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