Friday, January 16, 2009
Clayton State Alumni Association Announces Plans to Hold 17th Annual Dinner at Student Activities Center
The Clayton State Alumni Association will “Welcome Home” all alumni and friends for its 17th Annual Alumni Dinner this spring.The Annual Dinner will be held on Saturday, Apr. 18 in the University’s newly-opened Student Activities Center Ballroom. The Dinner will begin at 7 p.m. and be preceded by a reception at 6 p.m... Click to read: Clayton State Alumni Association Announces Plans to Hold 17th Annual Dinner at Student Activities Center
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Local Author Visits Morrow Club
Author Holly Moulder was the guest speaker at the Morrow Civic Woman's Club in November. Moulder, resident of Sharpsburg, Georgia, has published two books, A Cord of Three Strands and Eyes of the Calusa, which was recently recognized as a finalist for the President's Book Awards by the Florida Publishers Association, Inc. Both books are suitable for elementary and middle school students.
Meticulously researched and creatively written, Eyes of the Calusa provides a fresh perspective into the lives and events of the opening years of the 18th century. The story begins in 1720 on the Golden Coast of Southwest Florida where fierce Calusa Indians ruled their mighty empire. Pirates patrolled the area, looking for Indians to capture and sell in the slave auctions of Charles Town, S.C.
In the novel A Cord of Three Strands, Moulder takes children on exciting adventure during the year 1838 with a runaway slave girl and a Cherokee boy on their way to freedom. During their journey, the children encounter a young Abraham Lincoln.
These innovative works of historical fiction are written for middle grade readers and can be read for individual enjoyment or used for classroom instruction. Moulder has designed a classroom guide for both novels based on the new Georgia Performance Standards to make her novels very teacher friendly.
Meticulously researched and creatively written, Eyes of the Calusa provides a fresh perspective into the lives and events of the opening years of the 18th century. The story begins in 1720 on the Golden Coast of Southwest Florida where fierce Calusa Indians ruled their mighty empire. Pirates patrolled the area, looking for Indians to capture and sell in the slave auctions of Charles Town, S.C.
In the novel A Cord of Three Strands, Moulder takes children on exciting adventure during the year 1838 with a runaway slave girl and a Cherokee boy on their way to freedom. During their journey, the children encounter a young Abraham Lincoln.
These innovative works of historical fiction are written for middle grade readers and can be read for individual enjoyment or used for classroom instruction. Moulder has designed a classroom guide for both novels based on the new Georgia Performance Standards to make her novels very teacher friendly.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
A Commencement and a Commencement at Clayton State
Clayton State University’s annual Fall Commencement on Thursday, Dec. 11 proved to be a commencement in more ways than one. Perhaps Dr. Tom Barnett, faculty marshal, the University’s senior faculty member, and first director of the University’s first graduate program, said it best…
“Today marks the commencement of Clayton State as a full service university.”
Barnett was speaking on several levels. To the 350 or so assembled graduates at the two commencement ceremonies. To Anna Cox, the Jonesboro High School Latin teacher who received Clayton State’s first master’s level degree. To anyone interested in graduate-level education. As Clayton State President Dr. Thomas K. Harden, who presided at the dual ceremonies, noted, “the 21st Century will be the century of graduate and professional education. We must meet the needs of a global-based economy.”
It was indeed, as Harden noted in his remarks to the graduates, a very special day for Clayton State University.
While a total of 600 graduates were recognized in the Commencement program, there was no doubt that Cox, who received the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) in her hooding ceremony at the first session, was first among the graduates in more ways than one. The University’s first master’s graduate, and the first individual to receive a degree on Dec. 11, Cox was assisted in the hooding ceremony by Dr. Gwen Jones-Harold, her thesis director, and Dr. Nasser Momayezi, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. Also looking on were Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dr. Thomas Eaves, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Sharon Hoffman, current MALS program director Dr. Wendy Burns-Ardolino, Clayton State Instructor of Speech Communications Larry Wiley (Cox’s father) and fellow Jonesboro High School teacher Andrew Cox (her husband).
Barnett, the original director of the MALS program, and Hoffman spoke to all the graduates on the significance of both the occasion and graduate-level education. Barnett noted that the University now has more than 70 graduate-level faculty, has received almost 500 applications for its four current graduate programs and has enrolled more than 150 graduate students. With two Masters of Arts in Teaching degrees (Math and English) enrolling students in 2009, a proposal in to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for an M.S. in Dental Hygiene, and masters programs in Psychology and Archival Studies under development, Thursday was clearly just the start of something big at Clayton State. However, as is always the case with a major step for any organization, there has to be someone to take the first step.
“We acknowledge and celebrate her accomplishment,” said Barnett of Cox. “Congratulations, Anna. You are a pioneer. You will blaze the trail for those who will follow.”
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“Today marks the commencement of Clayton State as a full service university.”
Barnett was speaking on several levels. To the 350 or so assembled graduates at the two commencement ceremonies. To Anna Cox, the Jonesboro High School Latin teacher who received Clayton State’s first master’s level degree. To anyone interested in graduate-level education. As Clayton State President Dr. Thomas K. Harden, who presided at the dual ceremonies, noted, “the 21st Century will be the century of graduate and professional education. We must meet the needs of a global-based economy.”
It was indeed, as Harden noted in his remarks to the graduates, a very special day for Clayton State University.
While a total of 600 graduates were recognized in the Commencement program, there was no doubt that Cox, who received the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) in her hooding ceremony at the first session, was first among the graduates in more ways than one. The University’s first master’s graduate, and the first individual to receive a degree on Dec. 11, Cox was assisted in the hooding ceremony by Dr. Gwen Jones-Harold, her thesis director, and Dr. Nasser Momayezi, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. Also looking on were Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dr. Thomas Eaves, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Sharon Hoffman, current MALS program director Dr. Wendy Burns-Ardolino, Clayton State Instructor of Speech Communications Larry Wiley (Cox’s father) and fellow Jonesboro High School teacher Andrew Cox (her husband).
Barnett, the original director of the MALS program, and Hoffman spoke to all the graduates on the significance of both the occasion and graduate-level education. Barnett noted that the University now has more than 70 graduate-level faculty, has received almost 500 applications for its four current graduate programs and has enrolled more than 150 graduate students. With two Masters of Arts in Teaching degrees (Math and English) enrolling students in 2009, a proposal in to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for an M.S. in Dental Hygiene, and masters programs in Psychology and Archival Studies under development, Thursday was clearly just the start of something big at Clayton State. However, as is always the case with a major step for any organization, there has to be someone to take the first step.
“We acknowledge and celebrate her accomplishment,” said Barnett of Cox. “Congratulations, Anna. You are a pioneer. You will blaze the trail for those who will follow.”
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Joe Gransden Big Band Christmas Playing at Spivey Hall, December 13
Here's a recipe for Christmas cheer: Take jazz trumpeter and vocalist Joe Gransden, add a 16-piece big band, some special guests and timeless tunes, and swing into the holiday spirit at Spivey Hall... Click to read: Joe Gransden Big Band Christmas Playing at Spivey Hall, December 13
Ritmo Blu World Percussion Trio at Spivey Hall December 11
Ritmo Blu, an energetic, fun-filled percussion trio guaranteed to make you laugh and want to bang a drum, will be presenting two Young People’s Concerts at Spivey Hall on the campus of Clayton State University on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 9:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m... Click to read: Ritmo Blu World Percussion Trio at Spivey Hall December 11
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Clayton State University’ SNA Receives Several Recognitions at GANS
Several students from the Student Nurses Association (SNA) at Clayton State University recently attended the 56th annual conference of the Georgia Association of Nursing Students (GANS). Clayton State’s SNA received several recognitions and awards.
“We won the website of the year award. It is selected by the state GANS board members and their advisors. It is based on organization, ease of use, accurate information and links, and creativity along with other things,” notes Clayton State SNA President Lauren Hutchison (Stockbridge).
The Clayton State chapter was also recognized with the people’s choice award for their banner titled “Oh the magical things you can do with care.” It is now on display in the Clayton State School of Nursing’s headquarters, the Harry S. Downs Center.
Rashonbah T. Rogers (Decatur) is currently the first vice president of the Clayton State chapter of SNA and was elected West District director for GANS at the recent conference.
“It feels great to be a part of the executive board of GANS. I have been very active here in my local chapter and I am looking forward to doing projects on the state level. I am honored to be part of GANS,” says Rogers.
Angeline Hill (Duluth) was also elected to the executive board as the new secretary.
The conference was not all work. During a GANS Idol performance, Nicole Cicerello of Sharpsburg won best performance singing “Big Deal” by Leanne Rimes, winning $100.
During “penny wars,” a fundraiser at the conference, Clayton State’s SNA chapter earned $609.
“Our school won the fundraiser with the most points at the end. All of the money raised is counted and split in half with GANS and the winning school,” says Hutchinson. “We are so proud of the newly elected officers to the GANS Board and everyone’s dedication to our organization and to nursing as a whole.”
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“We won the website of the year award. It is selected by the state GANS board members and their advisors. It is based on organization, ease of use, accurate information and links, and creativity along with other things,” notes Clayton State SNA President Lauren Hutchison (Stockbridge).
The Clayton State chapter was also recognized with the people’s choice award for their banner titled “Oh the magical things you can do with care.” It is now on display in the Clayton State School of Nursing’s headquarters, the Harry S. Downs Center.
Rashonbah T. Rogers (Decatur) is currently the first vice president of the Clayton State chapter of SNA and was elected West District director for GANS at the recent conference.
“It feels great to be a part of the executive board of GANS. I have been very active here in my local chapter and I am looking forward to doing projects on the state level. I am honored to be part of GANS,” says Rogers.
Angeline Hill (Duluth) was also elected to the executive board as the new secretary.
The conference was not all work. During a GANS Idol performance, Nicole Cicerello of Sharpsburg won best performance singing “Big Deal” by Leanne Rimes, winning $100.
During “penny wars,” a fundraiser at the conference, Clayton State’s SNA chapter earned $609.
“Our school won the fundraiser with the most points at the end. All of the money raised is counted and split in half with GANS and the winning school,” says Hutchinson. “We are so proud of the newly elected officers to the GANS Board and everyone’s dedication to our organization and to nursing as a whole.”
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Clayton State Students to Volunteer for Sixth Annual Festival of Trees and Lights
The Department of Campus Life at Clayton State University is currently looking for student volunteers to participate in the Sixth Annual Festival of Trees and Lights at the Clayton County International Park in Jonesboro.
With beautifully decorated trees, a fun-filled children's area, great shopping, food, entertainment, photos with Santa, and other special events, the Festival, which is sponsored by the Rainbow House, has become a community tradition.
Clayton State’s volunteer night at the Festival of Trees and Lights will be Friday, Dec. 5 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Clayton State volunteers will be handling; arts and crafts, gingerbread men, concessions, the gift shop, entertainment, gift wrapping, and the hayride.
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With beautifully decorated trees, a fun-filled children's area, great shopping, food, entertainment, photos with Santa, and other special events, the Festival, which is sponsored by the Rainbow House, has become a community tradition.
Clayton State’s volunteer night at the Festival of Trees and Lights will be Friday, Dec. 5 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Clayton State volunteers will be handling; arts and crafts, gingerbread men, concessions, the gift shop, entertainment, gift wrapping, and the hayride.
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Clayton State Student Organizations Sponsoring Thanksgiving Food Drive
he Clayton State University Teacher Education Club and the Honors Student Association are working together this Thanksgiving season to sponsor a canned food drive through Nov. 18.
Donations may be dropped off in the labeled boxes located in the lobbies of the following Clayton State University campus buildings: Arts & Sciences, Lecture Hall, Student Center, and Technology.
For further information, contact Brent Jackson at mjackson37@student.clayton.edu.
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Donations may be dropped off in the labeled boxes located in the lobbies of the following Clayton State University campus buildings: Arts & Sciences, Lecture Hall, Student Center, and Technology.
For further information, contact Brent Jackson at mjackson37@student.clayton.edu.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
16th Annual Holiday at Home Parade
Plan NOW to join us for the 16th Annual Holiday at Home Parade in Historic Downtown Jonesboro. There were over 2000 participants last year and hundreds more lined the route to enjoy this Annual Holiday Tradition! Always held the Saturday before Thanksgiving, this year’s parade date is Saturday, November 22nd.
Arts Clayton is thrilled to announce that our traditional and honored Parade Host Mr. Truett Cathy will again act as the Grand Marshall of the Holiday at Home Parade.
Presented by Arts Clayton, Clayton County, the City of Jonesboro, and thanks to the annual sponsorship of Heritage Bank, the Holiday at Home Parade brings together civic organizations, schools, churches, businesses and local agencies for this community-wide celebration. The parade features floats, high school marching bands, ROTC units, community groups and civic organizations, fire trucks, vintage cars, police safety vehicles, and of course one of the all-time kids’ favorite, Sparkey the Fire Dog. And of course, as a very special treat, Mr. Santa Claus is expected to make his annual appearance at the end of the parade.
This year’s Holiday at Home Parade theme is “There’s No Place Like Home”. The Parade steps off at 4:30pm. Monetary awards will be given for the Best of Parade, Best use of Theme, Most Artistic and Colorful, Best Performance, Greatest Outreach (having greatest community impact), Outstanding Audience Appeal and Best High School Marching Band. Following the parade, and the lighting of the Grand Tree on the lawn of the Historic Courthouse, the day's festivities will conclude as the City of Jonesboro hosts their popular Holiday Street Dance completing the scene.
For community’s added enjoyment, the City of Jonesboro also sponsors a street festival all along Main Street with booths featuring gifts, crafts, food, fun and entertainment for the entire family.
The Arts Clayton Gallery, located at 136 South Main St., will host the annual Mistletoe Market, offering beautiful and unique gift items of original art at affordable prices for everyone on your list!
The Holiday at Home Parade begins at the intersection of McDonough Street and Stockbridge Road (old 138 Hwy) and proceeds north to the Confederate Cemetery, crosses the railroad tracks and turns south along Main Street to the Clayton County Courthouse. For those wanting to participate, applications are available online at www.artsclayton.org; in person at the Arts Clayton Gallery; by email request to artline@artsclayton.org, or call Arts Clayton at 770-473-5775 to receive information by mail or fax. To participate as a vendor in the Street Festival, contact the City of Jonesboro at 770-478-3800.
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Arts Clayton is thrilled to announce that our traditional and honored Parade Host Mr. Truett Cathy will again act as the Grand Marshall of the Holiday at Home Parade.
Presented by Arts Clayton, Clayton County, the City of Jonesboro, and thanks to the annual sponsorship of Heritage Bank, the Holiday at Home Parade brings together civic organizations, schools, churches, businesses and local agencies for this community-wide celebration. The parade features floats, high school marching bands, ROTC units, community groups and civic organizations, fire trucks, vintage cars, police safety vehicles, and of course one of the all-time kids’ favorite, Sparkey the Fire Dog. And of course, as a very special treat, Mr. Santa Claus is expected to make his annual appearance at the end of the parade.
This year’s Holiday at Home Parade theme is “There’s No Place Like Home”. The Parade steps off at 4:30pm. Monetary awards will be given for the Best of Parade, Best use of Theme, Most Artistic and Colorful, Best Performance, Greatest Outreach (having greatest community impact), Outstanding Audience Appeal and Best High School Marching Band. Following the parade, and the lighting of the Grand Tree on the lawn of the Historic Courthouse, the day's festivities will conclude as the City of Jonesboro hosts their popular Holiday Street Dance completing the scene.
For community’s added enjoyment, the City of Jonesboro also sponsors a street festival all along Main Street with booths featuring gifts, crafts, food, fun and entertainment for the entire family.
The Arts Clayton Gallery, located at 136 South Main St., will host the annual Mistletoe Market, offering beautiful and unique gift items of original art at affordable prices for everyone on your list!
The Holiday at Home Parade begins at the intersection of McDonough Street and Stockbridge Road (old 138 Hwy) and proceeds north to the Confederate Cemetery, crosses the railroad tracks and turns south along Main Street to the Clayton County Courthouse. For those wanting to participate, applications are available online at www.artsclayton.org; in person at the Arts Clayton Gallery; by email request to artline@artsclayton.org, or call Arts Clayton at 770-473-5775 to receive information by mail or fax. To participate as a vendor in the Street Festival, contact the City of Jonesboro at 770-478-3800.
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Clayton State Open House Draws a Full House
The Clayton State University Office of Undergraduate Recruitment and Admissions’ fall Open House Program on Saturday, Nov. 8 already has a full house.
According to Director of Recruitment and Admissions Betty Momayezi, as of the afternoon of Nov. 6, no less than 537 have registered for the Open House... 255 students and 282 guests.
The day-long series of activities begins at 9 a.m. in the University’s new Student Activities Center (SAC) and ends at approximately 3 p.m. at Laker Hall, Clayton State’s new campus residence hall.
For additional information, go to www.clayton.edu and click on Open House.
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
According to Director of Recruitment and Admissions Betty Momayezi, as of the afternoon of Nov. 6, no less than 537 have registered for the Open House... 255 students and 282 guests.
The day-long series of activities begins at 9 a.m. in the University’s new Student Activities Center (SAC) and ends at approximately 3 p.m. at Laker Hall, Clayton State’s new campus residence hall.
For additional information, go to www.clayton.edu and click on Open House.
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Morrow Wishes You a “Safe Halloween”
When local families are looking for something that is fun, safe, and family-oriented on Halloween, there are very few options. Why not celebrate Halloween with the City of Morrow? The Morrow Police Department will be hosting the city’s annual “Safe Halloween” event on Friday, October 31, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in Milton Daniel Park, which is next to Morrow City Hall on Morrow Road.
The Morrow Police Department has planned many activities for “Safe Halloween,” including games, inflatables, hayrides, a haunted cemetery, and a Kids’ Costume Contest, which will begin at 7:45 p.m. There may even be some special appearances by “The Presidential Candidates,” “Bigfoot,” and other spooky friends.
And what would Halloween be like without candy? There will be TONS of candy at “Safe Halloween.”
The event is absolutely free and open to the public. The event begins at 6:00 p.m., and vendors should be set-up by 5:00 p.m. Free parking is located across the street at the Morrow Shopping Plaza, which is where Pilgreen’s was once located.
Are you voting early at the Morrow Community Room? It is adjacent to the Milton Daniel Park, bring the kids costumed and let them enjoy the fun while you vote.
The City of Morrow is located 14 miles south of downtown Atlanta. For more information about the City of Morrow, visit http://www.cityofmorrow.com/. For more information about “Safe Halloween,” please call the Morrow Police Department at 770-961-4006.
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The Morrow Police Department has planned many activities for “Safe Halloween,” including games, inflatables, hayrides, a haunted cemetery, and a Kids’ Costume Contest, which will begin at 7:45 p.m. There may even be some special appearances by “The Presidential Candidates,” “Bigfoot,” and other spooky friends.
And what would Halloween be like without candy? There will be TONS of candy at “Safe Halloween.”
The event is absolutely free and open to the public. The event begins at 6:00 p.m., and vendors should be set-up by 5:00 p.m. Free parking is located across the street at the Morrow Shopping Plaza, which is where Pilgreen’s was once located.
Are you voting early at the Morrow Community Room? It is adjacent to the Milton Daniel Park, bring the kids costumed and let them enjoy the fun while you vote.
The City of Morrow is located 14 miles south of downtown Atlanta. For more information about the City of Morrow, visit http://www.cityofmorrow.com/. For more information about “Safe Halloween,” please call the Morrow Police Department at 770-961-4006.
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Clayton State Philosophy Professor Alexander Hall Writes on Thomas Aquinas (and Other Medieval Philosophers)
Medieval philosophy. It’s not a subject that the average scholar might want to ponder, but for Clayton State University Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Alexander Hall, it’s as simple as Ockham’s Razor.
During the course of the past year, Hall has had published a book, two articles/chapters, and a review on various subjects in medieval philosophy and various 13th and 14th Century philosophers. In addition, he has forthcoming two pieces on Thomas Aquinas, the 13th Century Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian. In fact, Hall’s book, Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus: Natural Theology in the High Middle Ages considers how Aquinas and Scotus, two medieval theologians/philosophers, believed we come to learn about God through a study of the world we live in, on the assumption that, since God created the world, the world should offer some information about the creator, almost in the way a painting reveals something of the artist.
Released worldwide on Apr. 5, 2007 by Continuum International Publishing Group, Hall’s book seeks a middle ground between the philosophy of Aquinas and Scotus in relation to what many scholars believe are opposing answers to the question, “What can we know of God?”
Hall’s forthcoming Aquinas pieces include a translation of the great philosopher’s commentary on the 32nd Psalm.
“There is an ongoing project to translate St. Thomas Aquinas’s commentaries on the book of Psalms,” explains Hall of his Translation: Thomas Aquinas. “Super Psalmo 32.” In The Aquinas Translation Project, edited by Stephen Laughlin.
Hall has also contributed the Aquinas entry to the first ever encyclopedia of medieval philosophy, Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy: Philosophy Between 500 and 1500, which has an editorial board composed of leading scholars in the field.
Hall has written an additional work on Scotus, as well as a chapter, John Buridan: Fourteenth-Century Nominalism and Aristotle’s Categories” which appears in Medieval Commentaries on Aristotle’s “Categories,” edited by Lloyd Newton.
“This piece discusses what Scotus believes is the nature of our knowledge of God,” says Hall of his article, “Confused Univocity?” which appears in Proceedings of the Society of Medieval Logic and Metaphysics 7. “I argue Scotus believes our knowledge of God must be somewhat inaccurate owing to the vast gulf between creator and creation. The title ‘confused univocity’ reflects this. Traditionally Scotus is viewed as offering univocal (or completely correct) concepts of God, yet Scotus himself terms these concepts ‘confused’. Playing on this, I argue against the traditional interpretation.”
Finally, Hall has reviewed Demonstration and Scientific Knowledge in William of Ockham: A Translation of Summa Logicae III-II for “Journal of the History of Philosophy.”
“(It’s) a book that translates Ockham’s treatise on logic, which would be better thought of in contemporary terms as a book about the philosophy of science, i.e., a work that discusses how we arrive at certain knowledge or scientific laws,” says Hall. “The translation is accompanied with a lengthy introduction that provides a history of philosophy of science in the middle ages.”
And Ockham’s Razor? It’s simple… the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible.
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During the course of the past year, Hall has had published a book, two articles/chapters, and a review on various subjects in medieval philosophy and various 13th and 14th Century philosophers. In addition, he has forthcoming two pieces on Thomas Aquinas, the 13th Century Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian. In fact, Hall’s book, Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus: Natural Theology in the High Middle Ages considers how Aquinas and Scotus, two medieval theologians/philosophers, believed we come to learn about God through a study of the world we live in, on the assumption that, since God created the world, the world should offer some information about the creator, almost in the way a painting reveals something of the artist.
Released worldwide on Apr. 5, 2007 by Continuum International Publishing Group, Hall’s book seeks a middle ground between the philosophy of Aquinas and Scotus in relation to what many scholars believe are opposing answers to the question, “What can we know of God?”
Hall’s forthcoming Aquinas pieces include a translation of the great philosopher’s commentary on the 32nd Psalm.
“There is an ongoing project to translate St. Thomas Aquinas’s commentaries on the book of Psalms,” explains Hall of his Translation: Thomas Aquinas. “Super Psalmo 32.” In The Aquinas Translation Project, edited by Stephen Laughlin.
Hall has also contributed the Aquinas entry to the first ever encyclopedia of medieval philosophy, Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy: Philosophy Between 500 and 1500, which has an editorial board composed of leading scholars in the field.
Hall has written an additional work on Scotus, as well as a chapter, John Buridan: Fourteenth-Century Nominalism and Aristotle’s Categories” which appears in Medieval Commentaries on Aristotle’s “Categories,” edited by Lloyd Newton.
“This piece discusses what Scotus believes is the nature of our knowledge of God,” says Hall of his article, “Confused Univocity?” which appears in Proceedings of the Society of Medieval Logic and Metaphysics 7. “I argue Scotus believes our knowledge of God must be somewhat inaccurate owing to the vast gulf between creator and creation. The title ‘confused univocity’ reflects this. Traditionally Scotus is viewed as offering univocal (or completely correct) concepts of God, yet Scotus himself terms these concepts ‘confused’. Playing on this, I argue against the traditional interpretation.”
Finally, Hall has reviewed Demonstration and Scientific Knowledge in William of Ockham: A Translation of Summa Logicae III-II for “Journal of the History of Philosophy.”
“(It’s) a book that translates Ockham’s treatise on logic, which would be better thought of in contemporary terms as a book about the philosophy of science, i.e., a work that discusses how we arrive at certain knowledge or scientific laws,” says Hall. “The translation is accompanied with a lengthy introduction that provides a history of philosophy of science in the middle ages.”
And Ockham’s Razor? It’s simple… the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible.
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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