PHIL 2211

This course introduces students to prominent thinkers and problems of philosophy from the long period of history broadly called “the Middle Ages,” denoting roughly A.D. 500 to 1500. Students will engage with diverse medieval perspectives, including representation from at least two of the following major philosophical traditions: Latin, Arabic, Jewish, and/or Byzantine. Students will encounter major themes in multiple areas of philosophy--areas such as metaphysics, epistemology, political theory, and ethics--to discover how medieval thinkers grappled with life's biggest questions.