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PHIL 212 - Intro Medieval Phil

(3 units)
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 of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to state a thesis about a problem in medieval philosophy, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
2. Students will be able to interpret at an introductory level the ideas associated with major medieval philosophers and theories.
3. Students will be able to distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize relevant logical relationships and patterns of inference.
4. Students will be able to 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.


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