Medieval Philosophy 3800-ISP-Mdv
The tutorial combines interactive overviews with classes devoted to reading and discussing selected medieval authors. The course covers Augustine, Boethius, Anselm of Canterbury, 12th-century logic, ethics, and metaphysics (Peter Abelard, the so-called School of Chartres), philosophy in the World of Islam (including Ibn Sina / Avicenna), characteristic features of the 13th-century scholasticism (universities, new translations, the form of quaestio; Latin Averroism, philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, etc.), highlights from the 14th century (John Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, etc.).
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Efekty kształcenia
Knowledge:
– basic knowledge of philosophical terms
– comprehension of the historical dynamics of philosophical ideas
– general comprehension of medieval philosophy (key figures, ideas, and arguments) based on introductory lectures, reading the sources in translation, and the handbook
– knowledge of the general relationship between philosophical ideas and social and cultural context
– acquaintance with methods of interpretating medieval texts
Abilities:
– to read and analyze medieval philosophical sources (texts) in translation
– to deal with basic philosophical problems, theses, and assumptions of medieval philosophy
– to understand and reconstruct arguments used by medieval philosophers
– to evaluate the ideas and arguments within the original context
Social skills:
– independent thinking
– sharing knowledge in discussion
– awareness of the significance of the heritage of European and Arabic philosophy and the influence of philosophical thinking on the formation of social and intellectual bonds
Kryteria oceniania
– preparation (reading) and active participation in discussions
– written exam at the end of the semester (based on the readings and selected chapters of the main handbook; with focus on understanding rather than on encyclopedic knowledge)
Acceptable number of missed classes without formal explanation: 2
Literatura
Literature:
Main handbook: Anthony Kenny, Medieval Philosophy, Part 2 of A New History of Western Philosophy, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2005
Selections from medieval texts in English translations: Augustine of Hippo, Confessions; Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy; Ibn Sina (Avicenna), The Book of Healing; Peter Abelard, Ethics; Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on Human Nature; John Duns Scotus and William Ockham (short thematic selections from the anthologies listed below)
Anthologies:
– Philosophy in the Middle Ages: The Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Tradition, A. Hyman, J. J. Walsh, T. Williams (eds.), Hackett, Indianapolis 2010;
– Medieval Philosophy: Essential Readings, G. Klima, F. Allhoff, A. J. Vaidya (ed.), Blackwell, Oxford 2007