History of Medieval Political Thought

The aim of the course ¬is to provide students, through the study of relevant authors and main problems, with a general understanding of the history of medieval political thought and the contribution it made to the development of the ideas, argumentative forms and languages with which Europe addressed major political issues during the so-called Middle Ages and early Modern Age.The course also aims to provide students with the cognitive tools that allow them to read critically and comment autonomously on a philosophical-political text.

Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- know the fundamental aspects of the history of Western medieval political thought, learning to orient oneself in the historical context, in the traditions, in the problems and in the terminology of a decisive phase of the development of the history of political philosophy
- know the fundamental philosophical lexicon, the literary genres and the argumentative forms of medieval political thought
- know the basic methodological tools of research in the history of philosophy, with reference to political thought
- understand the relationships connecting the history of Western medieval political thought to political history, to society and to theological and religious traditions.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
- apply the knowledge acquired in the historical context of the authors and texts
- apply the knowledge acquired in vocabulary, argumentation and text analysis to the analysis and interpretation of other texts
- apply the basic knowledge and reading methods learned in class to other philosophical texts.