Overview
Description
Major thinkers from the fourth through the 14th century, e.g., Augustine, Erigena, Anselm, Al-Farabi, Maimonides, Aquinas, Duns Scotus and William of Ockham.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- state a thesis about a problem in medieval philosophy, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
- interpret at an introductory level the ideas associated with major medieval philosophers and theories.
- distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize relevant logical relationships and patterns of inference.
- show what is at stake in an abstract philosophical debate in medieval philosophy, and indicate how different philosophical positions have different practical and theoretical implications.