Free; open to the public

The Islamic Civilization & Societies Program and the McMullen Museum welcome emeritus professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, Charles

Butterworth for an in-person lecture followed by a light reception and an opportunity to view Wonders of Creation: Art, Science & Innovation in the Islamic World. Butterworth specializes in medieval Arabic and Islamic political philosophy. Pursuing this academic interest has permitted him to live and study in most of the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa, as well as in Europe. Professor Butterworth’s publications include critical editions of most of the “Middle Commentaries” written by Averroes on Aristotle’s logic; translations of books and treatises by Averroes, Alfarabi, and Alrazi, as well as Maimonides; and studies of different aspects of the political teaching of these and other thinkers in the ancient, medieval, and modern tradition of philosophy. 

Museum tour of Wonders of Creation: Art, Science & Innovation in the Islamic World and light refreshments available following lecture.