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PHIL 363 - Medieval Political Philosophy


3 Credit Hours
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 Elective

Levels: Graduate Undergraduate


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