Philosophy 361
Dr. S. Baldner
Early Medieval Philosophy
A study of the Christian and Neo-Platonic influence on philosophy from the 4th to the 12th centuries. Principal thinkers: St. Augustine, Boethius, St. Anselm, Abelard. Principal problems: faith and reason, knowledge, human knowledge of God, evil, providence, free will, immortality of the soul, universal, ethical principles. The course ends with an introduction to the most important medieval Islamic and Jewish thinkers: Avicenna , Averröes, Maimonides. Three credits.. Three credits.
Course Outline
PHIL 361, Fall 2011 (pdf)