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Medieval philosophy

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  • Anselm of Canterbury: The Major Works by Anselm of Canterbury
    • 5/5 Stars
  • After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory by Alasdair MacIntyre
    • 5/5 Stars
  • The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Penguin Classics) by Peter Abelard, translated by Betty Radice
    • 4/5 Stars

    From the back cover: "The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world’s most dramatic and well-known love affairs. It is told through the letters of French philosopher Peter Abelard and his gifted pupil Heloise. Through their impassioned…

  • The World of Marsilius of Padua by Gerson Moreno-Riano
    • 4/5 Stars

    Perhaps no author of the Latin Middle Ages has been the subject of so much controversy and even vitriol than Marsilius of Padua (ca. 1275-1342/43). As author of the notorious heretical tract, the Defensor Pacis, Marsilius became an infamous figure…

  • Treatise on Law by Saint Thomas Aquinas, translated by Richard J. Regan
    • 0/5 Stars

    This inexpensive volume contains excerpts from the Summa Theologica on the topic of law and natural law.

Course level: Unknown
  • Ancient to Medieval Political Theory
    by Jeffrey Becker
    Course Description This is an upper division course in ancient and medieval political thought. Through analysis of major works of ancient and medieval political theory, this course examines the formation of social and political thought from approximately fifth century Greece…
  • History of Political Philosophy
    by Steve Skultety
    Course Description Since the 19th century to the present, nearly all Western political philosophers have maintained that democratic forms of government, focused squarely on the foundational concepts of liberty and equality, are vastly superior to any alternative. But among many of…
Course level: 100

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