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SoSe 23: Astrology in Greco-Roman scholarship

Antonius Ossendrijver

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For this course it is not possible to enrol via Campus Management. Please enrol via the form “Modul-, Lehrveranstaltungs- und Prüfungsanmeldung” when you decided to take the course. You can find the form on the website of the Studienbüro Geschkult. Please submit this document to the Studienbüro within the same time frame you would have to enrol in your courses via Campus Management. The workload of the course equals 150 hours: attendance 30 hours, preparation and wrap-up 60 hours, Hausarbeit 60 hours. For questions regarding credits you will have to approach your BA- or MA advisor of your study program.” Please register also via email: wissensgeschichte@geschkult.fu-berlin.de Schließen

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In this seminar we explore Greco-Roman scholarly works about astrology. On the one hand there are astrological handbooks such as the Tetrabiblos of Claudius Ptolemny, the Astronomica of Manilius, and the Anthology of Vettius Valens; on the other hand scholarly works that criticize astrology such as Cicero's On Divination. The handbooks contain both explanations of the technical aspects of astrology and theoretical discourse in which astrology is interpreted and justified with philosophical arguments. Secondly we will explore several works such as On Divination by Cicero that are critical of astrology and look at the arguments against astrology that were current in some circles of Greco-Roman scholarship. After an introductory session in week 1, the remaining sessions are structured as follows: short presentation by one participant (ca. 20-25 min) about reading material + discussion of reading material and presentation. Schließen