PHIL 3060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sophia (Wisdom), De Interpretatione, Medieval Philosophy
29 Feb 2016
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Midterm: book 2 of nicomachean ethics vs. book 19 of city of god their idea of the final good, happiness, etc. 430 ad augustine dies boethius born around 480ad, died 524ad. Came from distinguished roman family, became involved in political life after fall of. Roman empire, rome is ruled by kings: rome becomes weak. Nominalist thinks universals exist only in the mind. Realists believe that universals really exist outside aristotle and plato were both realists: introduces to medieval philosophy the problem of future contingents. De interpretatione book 9 aristotle raises issue of whether true statements about the future determine the future. This will be an issue for christians/monotheists, who believe god determines everything. Book 5 is an exploration of luck/chance/fortune at the beginning, he asks lady philosophy: chance is contingent something contingent happens either by chance or by human to explain what chance is freedom. Providential comes from latin word providere, which means to see beforehand.
