Special Topic in Philosophy (PHIL 3050)

Term: Academic Year 2018-2019 Spring

Faculty

	Tony SveteljShow MyInfo popup for Tony Svetelj
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	Office hours: Tuesday 10:45 AM to 12:00 PM Wednesday 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM Thursday 10:45 AM to 12:00 PM

Schedule

Tue-Thu, 9:10 AM - 10:30 AM (1/14/2019 - 5/19/2019) Location: MAIN CLASS 210

Description

When exploring the rise of Christian Philosophy in the first centuries, the following questions call for our attention: Why did Christians set out to develop a philosophical view and build a philosophy of their own? What methods and program did they employ to accomplish their goal? Some writers of that time rigorously claimed that Christianity is philosophy and the only true philosophy. Despite the at least apparent symbiosis between philosophy and early Christianity, this is also the beginning of a substantial difference between Christianity and Hellenism, which shaped the idea of a division of two opposing worlds, a non-Christian and a Christian one. Prerequisite: From Socrates to Augustine