Aims

By the end of the advanced course, students will have been introduced to the methods used for research in medieval philosophy (manipulation of necessary research tools in this field: dictionaries, encyclopaedias, CD-ROMs, reference works, source research, statistical and lexicographical methods, other principles of medieval hermeneutics) by participating in a research project conducted by the lecturers of this course. They will also have learned how to work in a team in the context of a project extended over several years.

Main themes

The advanced course will address current themes in research in medieval philosophy that can open up a global view of philosophical and theological currents of thought in the Middle Ages (examples of themes addressed in recent years: happiness, time, the literary genre of quodlibetic questions, the intensification of the forms, the status of the body and the soul).

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Pre-requisites:
Introduction to the History of Medieval Philosophy
Knowledge of Latin

Assessment
Paper to be written on a theme discussed in the advanced course

Supporting material
Critical editions, other editions, translations, microfilms of manuscripts

Other credits in programs