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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha

@oh-hi-colin.bsky.social
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PhD Philosophy ... I try to learn things from medieval philosophical texts from the Islamic world...hobby musician

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Craig McGowan @craigmcg.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Some glorious morning light captured way down south. Persisting with panos on social media... #photography
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GINA NÄUMAN • جینا نعمان @entertheunseen.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
“And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know.” — Surah Al-Anam [6:97], Al Qur’an.
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Middle East Medievalists @mideastmedieval.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Mellon Fellowship (1 academic year) at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, School for Historical Studies (Islamic World focus). For Assistant Professors at U.S./Canadian institutions, with a PhD awarded 1 Jan 2020–31 Jul 2026. tinyurl.com/3zxzu8sd
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The School of Historical Studies supports scholarship in all fields of historical research but is concerned principally with the history of western, near eastern and Asian civilizations, with particul...
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Adam 👻Boo!rsi👻 @adambursi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Out now! With new essays from @czargar.bsky.social, Saadia Yacoob, Ebrahim Moosa, Mohammad Fadel, Nuha Alshaar, and more, on topics ranging from Quranic anthropology, to the ethics of al-Ghazali, to modern halal politics www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
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Ethics and the Self in Islam: Historical and Contemporary Conversations
This collection examines the evolving relationship between ethical values and ideas of individual nature throughout the history of Islamic thought. The authors trace the transformations of ethics when...
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Belal Alabbas @balabbas.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Check out my new scholarly biography of al-Bukhari in Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Scripture and Theology. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-al-bukh... @edinburghup.bsky.social
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Al-Bukhārī
Al-Bukhārī
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It's hilarious to me that "not interested" is a perfectly valid option
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Middle East Medievalists @mideastmedieval.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
ISAC/Divinity School Postdoctoral Scholar isac.uchicago.edu/article/oppo...
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Opportunity: ISAC/Divinity School Postdoctoral Scholar | Institute for the Study of Ancient CulturesOpportunity: ISAC/Divinity School Postdoctoral Scholar | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
The University of Chicago Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) and Divinity School invite applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in religious and literary cultures of the Islamic World ...
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Revised Entry: Greek Sources in Arabic and Islamic Philosophy by Cristina D’Ancona (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) plato.stanford.edu/entries/arab...
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Greek Sources in Arabic and Islamic Philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The Thomas Institut is looking for a phd candidate averroes.uni-koeln.de/call-for-app...
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Call for Applications: One three-year PhD student position in Arabic Philosophy and its Hebrew and Latin Reception – Averroes
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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at our Philosophy Department, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy  (294595) | University of Bergen
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy  (294595), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
weighing the merits of studying metaphysics: WIFE: "Hey Colin? Can you make dinner?" ME (reading metaphysics): "look, I'm not good with 'things,' BUT I think I know why things exist. So, I can't promise that I can make dinner but I know why dinners exist." WIFE: ... ME immediately: (making dinner)
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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
2027 MAA Annual Meeting Call for Papers Call for Papers 102nd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America University of Toronto 15-17 April, 2027 The 102nd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on the campus of www.themedievalacademyblog.org/2027-maa-ann...
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Middle East Medievalists @mideastmedieval.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Religion/Philosophy (Teaching and Research) at the University of Leeds with scope for focus on the Islamic world www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPY440/l...
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Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Religion/Philosophy (Teaching and Research) at University of Leeds
Apply now for the Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Religion/Philosophy (Teaching and Research) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
First of a series of "rules" giving advice on academic writing about history of philosophy. I'll be posting this as a series over the coming days. Hope people will find this useful and interesting! Feedback more than welcome. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy
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Rules for Writing 1: The first question is, what is the question? | History of Philosophy without any gaps
Having spent the last 25 years of my life teaching history of philosophy, I’ve obviously had a lot of opportunity to give advice and feedback to students on their writing projects. I often find myself...
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I'm considering whether I should start a clinic for philosophical clientelle, treating, for instance.. Law of non contradiction denial Fallacy disorders (various) Inescapable Philosophizing Syndrome Generalized Bewilderment Diction Addiction Absolute Spirit superiority complex Current clients: 0
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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
JOB: 1–2 PhD Positions in Philosophy | Uppsala University (Sweden) www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... #philosophy #job #PhilosophySky #philsky
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1–2 PhD Positions in Philosophy - Uppsala University
1–2 PhD Positions in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Have you ever wondered why water doesn't encompass the Earth entirely? In this chapter, I look at some answers from the medieval Islamic world as to why there is land elevated above water, as well as outlining Avicenna's (d. 1037) theory of the world's structure. www.academia.edu/110528755/A_...
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A Stratified World: Avicenna's Model of the Sublunary Strata
At the age of twenty-one, Avicenna (d. 1037) produced a model of the entire sublunary world in strata, one to which he adhered throughout his career. Through a close comparison of relevant texts I rec...
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
A medieval philosopher once wrote a simple formula that I will spend the rest of my life trying to understand if I have to. I still don't know how he arrived at this conclusion. "Existence is good." الوجود خير -Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna, d. 1037 AD)
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Just made my first publication available publicly(!) My chapter examines how philosophers in the world of medieval Islam conceived of and articulated their belief that God is self-loving. www.academia.edu/116443725/Di...
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Divine Love in Medieval Islamic Philosophy: Some Stages in the History of an Attribute
An examination of an argument among Greek-inspired philosophers of medieval Islam which purports to demonstrate that divine love is reflexive, i.e. that God loves Himself. Murtha, Colin Fitzpatrick. “...
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Conference of the Birds #murmuration #birds #music
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
The wisest words are usually followed by a question mark. Full stop.
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
My new retirement plan is that the world as we know it becomes unrecognizable and retirement is no longer a thing
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
I used to think that any x that must be the case is inherently a good thing. After studying Avicenna's philosophy for 8+ years now I realize that there is only 1 thing that must be the case and it's not a thing.
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Committing to an act that is intrinsically good (despite the potential for experiencing pain as a result) is better than acting out of fear of something intrinsically bad (even if one avoids pain as a result). Love is a better modus operandi than fear.
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Sigal Samuel @sigalsamuel.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I cannot stop looking at this illustration of Socrates and his students. Al-Mubashir, Turkish School, 13th century: aeon.co/ideas/arabic...
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Arabic translators did far more than just preserve Greek philosophy | Aeon Ideas
In 10th-century Baghdad, readers of Arabic had about the same degree of access to Aristotle that readers of English do today
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Is philosophy more like a science or more like an art? 1️⃣ Philosophy is more like a science than an art 2️⃣ Philosophy is more like an art than a science 3️⃣ Philosophy is a scientific art/an artistic science 4️⃣ Philosophy is something else entirely 📊 Show results
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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I'll be one of the lecturers for this online course on Islamic Philosophy in January. Register at hikmat-ins.com
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Alienation of a polymath (11th c.) فيسنح له تعريج عن عالم الزور إلى عالم الحقّ مستقرّ به و يحتفّ حوله الغافلون A passage is offered to him away from the world of falsehood to the world of truth to dwell therein all the while surrounded by the ignorant around him. Avicenna
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
realization is a form of discovery
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Creativity is the perception and enactment of aesthetic possibilities. Hearing musical possibilities precedes the act of sounding them out.
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
A work of art/ an aesthetic object is that which has the power to induce opposite feelings like pleasure and pain while remaining a single object.
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Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
To celebrate the fact that there exists something rather than nothing at all whatsoever makes for a good but solitary party.
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