Current News (2017)15 December 2017|PublicationOut in Print: Converts of ConvictionPhoto: UHH/MCAS/SUB HH/De GruyterRuderman, David, ed., Converts of Conviction. Faith and Scepticism in Nineteenth Century European Jewish Society The study of Jewish converts to...12 December 2017|PublicationOut in Print: MCAS Yearbook 2017Photo: UHH/MCAS/SUB HH/De GruyterThe Yearbook mirrors the annual activities of staff and visiting fellows of the Maimonides Centre and reports on symposia, workshops, and lectures...11 December 2017|WorkshopWorkshop: Visuelle Skepsis. Wie Bilder zweifelnPhoto: UHH/MCAS/Bibliotheca Hertziana, MPI für Kunstgeschichte, FlorenzBilder als Erkenntnismedien spielen heute eine größere Rolle denn je. Die Bilderflut, unter anderem in den Neuen Medien, lässt sie allerdings auch...7 December 2017|EventLecture: Feminism and ScepticismPhoto: UHH/SUB HHThis lecture begins with a discussion of a brief passage within a passage in bGittin 57a that demonstrates how rabbinic knowledge of a forensic...14 November 2017|EventWorkshop: Buddhism and ScepticismPhoto: UHHFrom their earliest stages, Buddhist traditions have displayed a sceptical attitude towards various types of accepted knowledge. Buddhist thinkers...9 November 2017|EventAnnual Lecture 2017Photo: UHHPyrrhonian scepticism has roots in metaphysical discussions relevant to relativism. This lecture reconstructs these discussions in Plato's Theaetetus...7 November 2017|WorkshopWorkshop: Scepticism and Religion in al-Ghazālī, Maimonides, and HumePhoto: see posterIn David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Cleanthes challenges Demea: “Or how do you mystics, who maintain the absolute...6 August 2017|EventThe 17th World Congress of Jewish StudiesPhoto: World Union of Jewish StudiesAugust 6-10, 2017Do you have questions about our research, fellowships, or publications? Meet us in Jerusalem during the World Congress of Jewish...5 July 2017|JobCall for Application: Research AssociatePhoto: UHH/MCASPending approval of external funding Universität Hamburg invites applications for a Research Associate for the project “Maimonides Centre for Advanced...22 May 2017|WorkshopSimone Luzzatto's "Socrates"Photo: UHHThe Sceptical Atelier is a pre-read event devoted to the discussion of the forthcoming bilingual (Italian/English) edition of Simone Luzzatto’s...8 May 2017|EventPROGRAMME ONLINE! International Conference on ScepticismPhoto: UHH/SUB HHThe first International Conference on Scepticism of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies will take place from Monday, 08 May 2017, until...3 May 2017|EventMaimonides Lectures on ScepticismPhoto: UHH/SUB HHWe would like to invite you to our Maimonides Lectures on Scepticism in the summer term 2017. Our guests are Nuccio Ordine, Jonathan Garb, Jani...16 March 2017|EventHassidism and Gender: Shades of Scepticism - CANCELLEDPhoto: UHH/ T. KauffmanTHE LECTURE IS CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS. The second lecture of our lecture series "Feminism and Scepticism" will be given by Tsippi Kauffman...8 February 2017|EventLecture by Moshe IdelPhoto: UHH/MCASThe lecture will first deal with an early passage by Maimonides, found in his commentary on the Mishnah, Sanhedrin, dealing with the post-mortem union...6 February 2017|WorkshopSalomon Maimon's »Lebensgeschichte«Photo: UHH/MCASSalomon Maimon’s exceptionally vivid description of his highly colorful life has fascinated readers ever since its first publication in 1792/3. The...31 January 2017|EventUpdate: Lecture "Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism in Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Thought" cancelled on 31 January 2017Photo: UHH/MCASThe lecture "The Passion for Metaphysics in Maimonides' Thought: A Study of the Guide of the Perplexed 1:31-35" by Dov Schwartz on Tuesday, 31 January...17 January 2017|JobNew Emmy Noether Junior Research GroupPhoto: UHH/MCASDr. Patrick Benjamin Koch of the Institute for Jewish Philosophy and Religion has been accepted to the Emmy Noether Programme of the German Research...