Call for Papers: Conferences on “Ibn Rushd, Averroes and Latin Averroism” - The Aquinas and ‘the Arabs’ International Working Group (AAIWG)

 Call for Papers: Conferences on “Ibn Rushd, Averroes and Latin Averroism” May 2026. Submission deadline: 15 October 2025.

The Aquinas and ‘the Arabs’ International Working Group (AAIWG) will celebrate the 900th anniversary of the birth of Ibn Rushd / Averrroes with two summer conferences, one in Cordoba at the Casa Árabe 19-22 May 2026 and one in Paris at Panthéon-Sorbonne Université 26-29 May 2026.

The language of the conferences will be English, but proposals and presentations in other languages (e.g., Arabic, Spanish, French, Italian) are permitted if accompanied by English translation (or acceptable machine translation).

Proposals are invited for presentations on Ibn Rushd’s / Averroes’s oeuvre and its context, including but not limited to his philosophical thought, medical works, writings on religion and jurisprudence, historical contexts, sources, influences, et al.

These conferences are open to members and non-members of the AAIWG.

For dates, deadlines, submission parameters, contact information, and more, see the Conference Webpage.

Questions? Email Richard.Taylor@Marquette.edu and Luis X. López-Farjeat llopez@up.edu.mx