Mediaeval History and Philosophy

About this course

Medieval history and philosophy is a combination that makes particular intellectual sense, because the medieval period was one in which philosophy, theology, and history were deeply intertwined. Medieval thinkers from Augustine and Anselm to Aquinas and Ockham grappled with questions about God, reason, knowledge, justice, and the good life in ways that shaped the entire Western philosophical tradition. And the history of medieval Europe and the Middle East, encompassing the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the Black Death, the emergence of universities, and the slow dissolution of feudal society, is both fascinating in its own right and essential for understanding the world that followed. At the University of St Andrews, this MA (Hons) programme teaches you to engage with sophisticated modes of thought and expression across medieval Europe and the Middle East. You will grapple with complex

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