Medieval Political Philosophy

Catalog description

An examination of four of the principal political philosophers of the Middle Ages (Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, William of Ockham and Marsilius of Padua) focusing on two central issues: the relation of church and state within the single entity “Christendom” and the problem of the relation of law and natural right. Prerequisites: ( PHIL100 or CORE105) and ( PHIL290 or PHIL200) Course Attributes: Catholicism & Culture Minor, ERS Focus Elective, Humanities Elect/Integrations College of Arts & Sciences Philosophy