Medieval Philosophy (AP3120C)

Online on Demand (Asynchronous)

Students should access the metapage of the unit and download the reader for the unit, the additional bibliography documents, and then reader the forum posts from the News from the Lecturer. (Students enrolled in the unit prior to June 30th 2025 may have already received these emails via the ARK system). Advice on the essay requirement for the online students is contained in the first lecture; a separate email explaining the requirements for the Report assessment piece will also be provided. (And will be found in the News from the Lecturer forum). Students should then begin to access the recordings (via the News from the lecturer listings), and start to work their way through the recordings with the reader and the worksheets. (The worksheets form the basis for the Report assessment, so doing them is important).

The listing below has the topics covered and an approximation of the order in which they were done - the dates are irrelevant, what is relevant is the topic order, and to listen to a given topic's lecture first before listening to the review of the worksheet for that lecture.

Monday 30 June

9.30–10.30am Introduction; Unit Guide; Thomas Aquinas ST; Justice, Just war theory, the virtues of religion and cultus

10.50-11.25am; 11.35am-12.10pm* Thomas Aquinas ST- Justice, Just war theory, the virtues of religion and cultus (cont’d)

2:30–3:20pm Matthew of Aquasparta Faith, Knowledge and theory of theology as a science

3:40–4.30pm Review of Research Activity

Wednesday 2 July

9.30–10.10am Aquinas On Being and Essence #1 Theory of Being

10.20-11.05am; 11.15am–12.10pm Godfrey of Fontaines on natural Law and the legitimacy of paying taxes

12.20-1pm Review of Research Activity (Note earlier time, and lunch/research time shifts from 1pm-3.50pm)

3:50–4.30pm Review of Research Activity

Friday 4 July

9.30–10.10am Aquinas On Being and Essence #2 Theory of Being

10.20-10.55am; 11.05-11.50am Review of Research Activity (i.e. Aquinas Being and Essence #1 from Wed. morning)

2:30–3:05pm; 3.15-3.40pm Thomas Aquinas, Comm. Sent., ST Body and Soul; disembodied existence #1

3.50-4.30pm Review of Research Activity

Monday 7 July

9.30–10.10am; 10.20-10.55am William of Ockham Theory of Being

11.05-11.50am Review of Research Activity

2:30–3:05pm; 3.15-3.40pm Thomas Aquinas, Q. De. Anima on disembodied existence #2

3.50-4.30pm Review of Research Activity

Wednesday 9 July

9.30–10.10am Henry of Ghent on illuminationism - scepticism about natural knowledge

10.20-10.55am; 11.05-11.50am Review of Research Activity

2:30–3:05pm; 3.15-3.40pm John Duns Scotus on anti-illuminationism & theory of natural knowledge

3.50-4.30pm Review of Research Activity

Friday 11 July

9.30–10.10am Nicholas of Autrecourt the eternity of things [This was not done; the last day was consumed with reviewing worksheets; cf. comments in first lecture]

10.20-10.55am; 11.05-11.50am Review of Research Activity

2:30–3:05pm; 3.15-3.40pm Review of Research Activity

3.50-4.30pm Conclusion & exam outline