Aristotle’s Metaphysics in Arabic and Scholastic Philosophy
| Title | Τα "Μετά τα φυσικά" του Αριστοτέλη στην αραβική και στη σχολαστική φιλοσοφία / Aristotle’s Metaphysics in Arabic and Scholastic Philosophy |
| Code | Φ450 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Philosophy and Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Pantelis Golitsis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019661 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Philosophy and Education (2011-today)
Registered students: 27
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Philosophy | Elected Compulsory Directional | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Pedagogic | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600167598
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Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600167598
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
- French (Examination)
- German (Examination)
- Italian (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Through this course, students will:
- be introduced to Arabic and Scholastic Philosophy;
- become acquainted with Aristotle's metaphysics and its medieval reception;
- understand the fundamental differences between ancient, medieval and modern metaphysics.
General Competences
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Aristotle's Metaphysics was crucial for the content and meaning of the science of metaphysics as the supreme branch of philosophy during the Middle Ages and in modern (pre-Kantian) era. Although Arabic and Latin commentators, such as Al-Farabi, Avicenna, Averroes, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and Jean Buridan, agree on the unitary character of the Metaphysics ― an element that clearly distinguishes them from the Aristotelian scholars of the nineteenth and the twentieth century ―, they interpret Aristotle’s treatise in a different manner. At any rate, the distinction between the "subject" (mawḍū) of the treatise, i.e. the object explained by Aristotle, and "what is sought" (maṭlūb) in the treatise, i.e. what Aristotle tries to find by investigating the causes of the object, as well as the distinction between the being qua being (ens inquantum ens) and the transcendental properties of being (transcendentalia) were fundamental for medieval philosophers. During the course, we will explain both the common ground and the differences of interpretation in the above-mentioned commentators of the Metaphysics.
Keywords
Aristotle, Arabic Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Metaphysics, Avicenna, Averroes, Thomas Aquinas
Educational Material Types
- Notes
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 108 | 4.3 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1) Franco Alessio, Ιστορία της μεσαιωνικής φιλοσοφίας, Αθήνα: Τραυλός, 2007.
2) De Lacy O’Leary, Πώς πέρασε η ελληνική γνώση στους Άραβες, Αθήνα: Εκάτη, 2010.
3) Christof Rapp, Εισαγωγή στον Αριστοτέλη, Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Οκτώ, 2012.
Last Update
06-09-2020
