Western Political Thought II: Medieval Political Thought

This course is an intensive study of major texts in medieval political thought. Particular attention will be given to the issue of how medieval thinkers from a variety of backgrounds attempted to deal with the relationship between reason and revelation in politics. Thinkers to be studied may include Augustine, Aquinas, Dante, Marsilius of Padua, Maimonides, Alfarabi, Averroes, or Avicenna.