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2008-2009 Academic Catalog 
    
2008-2009 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

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PHIL 313 - Medieval Philosophy


This course explores some philosophical systems and issues characteristic of the period commonly called the “Middle Ages”, from 500 CE to 1500 CE. Typical figures discussed might include: Augustine, Boethius, al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Anselm, Maimonides, Ibn Rushd, Aquinas, Al-Ghazali, John Duns Scotus, William Ockham, and Suarez. Topics may include: reason and faith, divine command ethics, truth and meaning, theories of human nature, occasionalism, virtues and the soul, the problem of universals, free will, and illumination and knowledge.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Two philosophy or consent of instructor.
When Offered
Offered every year.
(3 cr.)



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