PHIL 3010
Special Topics in Global Philosophical Traditions
A study of philosophers, texts, and doctrines beyond the Western tradition. Traditions covered will vary but may include Asian, African, Muslim or Indigenous philosophy, possibly with critical comparison to Western counterparts.
Undated
Topics
- Greek into Arabic; the emergence of philosophy in Islam; Greek logic vs Arabic
- The philosopher’s way of life; the perennial ideals of the Ancients
- Peripatetic logic and the principles of scientific inquiry
- The study of the soul; Aristotelian hylomorphism and Neoplatonic hierarchy of
- From the ‘Unmoved Mover’ to the ‘One’; Divinalia and the cosmic system
- The Perfect City and the Prophet-King; the philosopher and religious law
- The two poles of metaphysics: being qua being and the Necessary of Existence
- The Necessary of Existence: How does a metaphysical principle become
- Thanksgiving holiday – No class
- Emanation, the Divine order, and providence
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for PHIL 2004. Prerequisite(s): 0.5 credit in philosophy or second-year standing. Lectures three hours a week.