PO402 Medieval Political Thought
This course is an intensive study of major texts in medieval political thought. Students will consider the various approaches taken by Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thinkers’ traditions toward political life. Thinkers studied may include Maimonides, St. Augustine, John of Salisbury, St. Thomas Aquinas, Dante; Marsilius of Padua, Maimonides, Falaquera, Alfarabi, Averroes, Avicenna, and others. When
PO402 is not offered, students may instead take
TM301: Medieval Intellectual Tradition (offered every spring semester).