DWC 102 Midterm

Middle ages in Europe

500-1500 CE

Islamic philosophy

600s

Al-Farabi themes

god as first and perfect cause, world is explained through matter and form, in humans the soul is the form and body is matter

Al-Ghazali themes

you must experience truth, not learn it to gain certain knowledge

Ibn Tufayl themes

discovering what a human is and what we know about the world

China under Song Dynasty

960-1279

Ghengis Khan

1162-1227

Founding of Mongol Empire

1206-1227

Conquests of Ogedei Khan

1229-1241

Conquests of Mongke Khan

1251-1259

Kublai Khan

1260-1294

Marco Polo

1254-1324

Marco Polo themes

cultural exchanges, wealth, Christianity

Anselm themes

god exists in reality, god is greatest conceivable thing

Aquinas themes in divine nature

is there a god?, observations and order/regularity of the universe

Aquinas themes in human nature

soul is special because of what it is and what it does, how do the body and soul interect?, falsafa

Aquinas themes in happiness

happiness consists in god

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight themes

journey of self discovery and as disruption of civilization, civilization, failure as mark of journey