We are delighted to announce that Director Robert Pasnau for the Center for Western Civilization, Thought & Policy, has been selected as a fellow at the Insitute for Advanced Studies in Paris for the 2019-20 academic year.
Pasnau will take part in a 10-month fellowship program with the prestigious Paris Institute, where he will work collaboratively with researchers and academics from all over the world. Pasnau will be joining a group of 20 exceptional individuals whose research covers a wide range of disciplines related to the humanities and the social sciences.
Pasnau will be working with scholars at the Sorbonne (University of Paris) on a series of academic projects relating to the history of philosophy. In the latter part of the Middle Ages, rapidly changing ideas about human freedom and autonomy gave some of the first indications of the rise of modern thought. Humans began to conceive of themselves as free and separate individuals and not as closely tied to the institutions of church and state. Pasnau's research reflects how changes in conceptions of will were affected during this period in history.
“It will be exciting to work with an interdisciplinary, international group of scholars, and it will be exciting to have a full year to devote to my own scholarly work,” says Pasnau on his upcoming fellowship.
Pasnau will be living in Paris with his wife during the upcoming academic year.
We are beyond thrilled for Bob and wish him luck in Paris! An interim director for the Center will be named in the coming weeks.
