Students will understand:
1) the connection of Medieval Philosophy with previous philosophical trends;
2) the relevance of St Augustine to the establishment of Medieval Philosophy;
3) the fruitfulness of the dialogue between Philosophy and Theology, both in Patristic and in Medieval Philosophy;
4) the importance of the reception of Aristotle to the development of Scholastics;
5) the fundamental features of Scholastics.

Students will become able to:
1) analyze fundamental patristic and medieval texts;
2) prepare and perform oral presentations;
3) write supported texts.

Students should be able to:
1) explain the essential features of the relationship between Medieval Philosophy and previous thought;
2) evaluate the real importance of patristic thought for the construction of Medieval Philosophy;
3) critically interpret the relationship between philosophy and theology in patristic and medieval thought;
4) understand the medieval quaestio as a research method.