6th and 13th May 2008

Convenor: Dr Saira Malik

Reading:

• A. I. Sabra 'Situating Arabic Science: Locality versus Essence' The History of Science Society, Vol. 87, No. 4, (Dec., 1996), pp. 654-670 (JStor Link).
• A. I. Sabra 'The Appropriation and Subsequent Naturalization of Greek Science in Medieval Islam: A Preliminary Statement' History of Science, Vol. 25, No. 3, (Sept., 1987), pp.223-24.

We are very privileged to have the opportunity to engage in a serious study of the history of science in Muslim civilisation. The readings spread over two weeks starting 6th May and will be supervised and facilitated by Dr Saira Malik, who obtained her PhD in the department of the History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge.