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16. DANI FRANE PETRIĆA

Cres, Hrvatska, 23.-29. rujna 2007.

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THE 16th DAYS OF FRANE PETRIĆ

Cres, Croatia, September 23-29, 2007

CALL FOR PAPERS
December 9, 2006

Dear colleague,

Initiated by the Croatian Philosophical Society in 1992 and in collaboration with the town of Cres and its institutions, The Days of Frane Petrić will be held on September 23-29, 2007 in the hometown of this distinguished Renaissance philosopher. Over the last fifteen years, The Days of Frane Petrić have developed into a clearly-defined scientific and cultural event which includes the following:
1. International Symposium on Frane Petrić (Franciscus Patricius, Francesco Patrizi da Cherso);
2. International Symposium on an optional, interdisciplinary theme;
3. cultural programme.

(1) Since 1994 the work of Frane Petrić in the context of diverse philosophical traditions has been a regular theme of the International Symposium within The Days of Frane Petrić under the original title »Plato – Platonism – Petrić«, since 1999 under the title »Petrić – Platonism – Aristotelianism«, and since 2004 under the title »Petrić and Renaissance Philosophical Traditions«.

The International Symposium »Petrić and Renaissance Philosophical Traditions« will be held in the town of Cres, September 26-29, 2007, within The 16th Days of Frane Petrić.

(2) Optional theme, characterised by an interdisciplinary approach, focuses on current problematics. Since 1994, when it was first introduced, the following topics have been submitted for discussion: »Natural Philosophy«, »Ecology«, »The Beautiful in Nature and Fine Arts«, »The Challenges of Bioethics«, »Theory of Chaos«, »Philosophy of Time«, »Bioethics and Science in the New Epoch«, »Philosophy and Technology«, »Democracy and Ethics«, »Philosophy and Education in Contemporary Society«, »Theory of Relativity and Philosophy«, and »Philosophy, Science, Religion«. The theme proposed for the 2007 Symposium is »Man and culture«.

The International Symposium »Philosophy, Science, Religion« will be held in the town of Cres, September 23-26, 2007, within The 16th Days of Frane Petrić.

(3) The organisers bear the participants’ accomodation expenses (Hotel Kimen, Cres, meals included), and the travelling fees from the Zagreb airport to Cres and back.

(4) Proposals for papers are now being solicited. If you consider participating in the symposium »Petrić and Renaissance Philosophical Traditions«, please submit your proposal as soon as possible to:

Dr. Ivica Martinović
Institut za filozofiju
Ulica grada Vukovara 54
HR-10000 Zagreb
Croatia
e-mail: ivica@ifzg.hr

(5) Participants are kindly asked to limit their talks to 20 minutes.

(6) Following the regular editorial review, the papers will be published in the journal Synthesis Philosophica (Zagreb) and the Symposium Proceedings.

Enclosed please find:
1. submission form
2. details of the annual theme

Yours very truly,

Dr Ivica Martinović
President of the Programme Committee of the Patricius Symposium

THE 16th DAYS OF FRANE PETRIĆ

The International Symposium
Petrić and Renaissance Philosophical Traditions

Cres, Croatia, September 26-29, 2007

SUBMISSION FORM

The deadline for the submission of abstract in English, Italian or German is June 1, 2007

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Summary

THE 16th DAYS OF FRANE PETRIĆ

The International Symposium
Petrić and Renaissance Philosophical Traditions

Cres, Croatia, September 26-29, 2007

Details of the annual theme

Frane Petrić (Franciscus Patricius, 1529-1597), a renown Croatian Renaissance polyhistor, wrote from the first days of his philosophical studies at the Padua University until the very end. His voluminous scientific legacy includes an impressive collection of published works, together with an array of manuscripts scattered in different archives. Well-documented, we are able to follow the development of his thought, from the strong influence of diverse philosophical traditions and evaluation of Aristotelian heritage to the original insights in poetics, metaphysics, and natural philosophy. Today’s researchers of the Renaissance are equally challenged by the evolution of Petrić’s concepts.

The International Symposium »Petrić and Renaissance Philosophical Traditions«, held within The 15th Days of Frane Petrić, aims to help the scholars submit their results and contribute to a more accurate assessment of the role and significance of Petrić’s thought in the Renaissance context and in the overall framework of the philosophical traditions. Petrić’s multidimensional work features the following ongoing research themes:
0. life, manuscripts and printed works of Frane Petrić;
1. nature, results, and significance of Petrić’s original insights;
2. diverse sources of Petrić’s thought;
3. comparative assessment of Petrić’s views and solutions;
4. reception of Petrić’s work, from that of his contemporaries to the current one;
5. Petrić’s contributions to different philosophical disciplines, as, for instance, to natural philosophy, metaphysics, aesthetics, political philosophy;
6. Petrić’s contributions to the exact sciences, particularly to geometry, geophysics, and astronomy;
7. Petrić’s contributions to other fields, for instance, music, medicine, engineering;
8. Petrić’s literary work;
9. Petrić’s contributions to translating, publishing, and traductology;
10. Petrić’s approach to history and historical sciences;
11. Petrić’s relation to Latin and Greek;
12. all Renaissance philosophical traditions.
This, however, does not exhaust the choice of themes which can be submitted at the symposium »Petrić and Renaissance Philosophical Traditions«.

Ivica Martinović