Lectures on the History of Medieval Philosophy by Dr. Ali Karbasizadeh Esfahani

One of the standard courses in philosophy departments at all universities is “History of Medieval Philosophy.” The term Middle Ages is the term historians use to refer to the period that begins with the end of the Roman Empire in the fifth century AD and continues until the fall of Constantinople and the end of the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire in 1453. In effect, as the era situated between the Greco-Roman period, which has been called the ancient period, and the modern and contemporary period. For this reason, this period is called the Middle Ages. From the standpoint of the history of philosophy, some agree with the historians’ view, while others push the beginning of medieval philosophy back to the first or second centuries AD, owing to the coherence of the type of philosophy that begins with Christianity in this period and continues until the Renaissance. In contrast, there are also historians who believe that the era of the Church Fathers is a distinct age with different cultural characteristics. Despite all these disagreements, what is no longer in doubt today is that skipping over this historical period in reviewing Western thought, as some once imagined, only leads to the impossibility of a proper understanding of the totality of Western thought. Understanding the themes, approaches, problems, and other distinctions of this philosophical period is of complete importance and relevance for the later periods influenced by them, right up to our contemporary time. Dr. Ali Karbasizadeh Esfahani, a professor at the University of Isfahan, has provided an overview of the most important pages of this historical period from the perspective of its philosophy in this course. The starting point of these lectures is the late Hellenistic and Greco-Roman period, and its end point is the Church Fathers and the thinkers of the transitional period to the Renaissance. Of course, there are occasional references to the connections and relations between the views of the thinkers of this period and other philosophical eras, which is very valuable in this regard.

History of Medieval Philosophy

Dr. Ali Karbasizadeh Esfahani

University of Isfahan

Lectures on the History of Medieval Philosophy by Dr. Ali Karbasizadeh Esfahani

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History of Medieval Philosophy

Dr. Ali Karbasizadeh Esfahani

University of Isfahan

Year 1383

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Lectures on the History of Medieval Philosophy by Dr. Ali Karbasizadeh Esfahani

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History of Medieval Philosophy

Dr. Ali Karbasizadeh Esfahani

University of Isfahan

Year 1383

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