John McGinnis

Professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto. Specializes in medieval Arabic and Islamic philosophy and history of science with a focus on Ibn Sina or in the Latin tradition, Avicenna.

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Jun 19, 2025 • 54min

How Latin translation made Western philosophers famous

Join Sarah Ann Knutson, an expert in the Abbasid Caliphate, John McGinnis, a philosopher specializing in medieval Arabic thought, and John Walensky, a pioneer of open access research, as they explore the transformative Greco-Arabic Translation Movement. They discuss the vibrant intellectual life of 8th-century Baghdad and how Greek texts reshaped Western philosophy. Discover the delicate balance between Greek philosophy and Islamic thought and the lasting impact of these translations on education and collaborative knowledge sharing.

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