
HoP 300b - The Relevance of Medieval Philosophy Today
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Is God Temporal?
Mediaeval philosophy offers the opportunity to challenge your own intuitions, says Peter Stott. Mediaeval philosophers have rejected the fact that god exists in time. But there are other fruitful exchanges between mediaeval and contemporary thinkers on issues such as metaphysics or ethics. The more historical you give these views, the more interesting it is, he says. For example, Johndans cotis views on universals have been used ind current philosophy of science.
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