PHI 504 - ISLAMIC AND JEWISH PHILOSOPHY AND THE CLASSICAL TRADITION

College of Arts and Sciences

Credits: 3

A study of representative texts and issues in Islamic and Jewish philosophy with special attention to the historical continuity with the Greek philosophical tradition and the interrelations of thinkers and problems. Possible topics: the commensurability of philosophy and (revealed) law, the creation or eternity of the world, the nature of prophecy, the human good, the nature of God and divine language.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: PHI 260 or consent of instructor.