Philosophy in Early Islam

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In line with the rationale of the University's "Second Philosophy" Core courses to provide students with "a chance to explore philosophical issues which may have been raisd in their first philosophy course in more depth," this course aims specifically at exposing students to a philosophical tradition in a religious culture (Islam) where issues in ethics, metaphysics, and the reach of Reason were discussed in ways that may resonate with their discussion in other cultures and periods, but here these discussions nonetheless retain a culture-specific flavor.