Medieval Philosophy from Augustine to Abelard

3 credits · Undergraduate

A study of texts, primarily within the Latin tradition from Augustine to Anselm, but including selected writings of the Pseudo-Dionysius. Three works will normally be read in their entirety: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy; Dionysius, Mystical Theology; Anselm, Proslogion. The main interest is the use and transformation of the philosophy of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and the Neoplatonists in this development. CROSSLISTED: CLAS 3381, PHIL 2381 FORMATS: Lecture