Medieval, Islamic, and Renaissance Civilizations

This course offers an introductory exploration of selected expressions of philosophical, theological, and literary thought within the monotheistic traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as anchored in the ancient Platonist, Aristotelian, and Neo-Platonist legacies, with a focus on the epoch spanning from the third to the thirteenth century CE. Sequence one courses (201, 202, 205, 207) focus on the ancient world up to the Renaissance, sequence two courses (203, 204, 206, 208) on the pre-modern to contemporary world. Students have to take a sequence one course, before enrolling in a sequence two course.