Postgraduate certificate Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

This complete program in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy offers the most extensive knowledge in patristics, scholasticism, with the study of the philosophical knowledge of the ancient world and all the relevant topics to analyze and understand this humanistic development. Through this comprehensive Postgraduate Certificate, with an intensive program, you will be able to specialize with total comfort from your own computer. All this, with the reassurance provided by the most prestigious online university in the world.

University certificate

duration

10 weeks

Modality

Online

Schedule

At your own pace

Exams

Online

start date

Credits

10 ECTS

financing up to

3 months

Price(first year)

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Introduction to the Program

The most comprehensive learning in the fields of ancient and medieval philosophy in an intensive and high-quality specialization"

This Postgraduate certificate will include an analysis of patristic and scholastic philosophy, as the source of many of the most relevant developments in the history of philosophy. This intensive and in-depth specialization will lead you to learn and handle the most important concepts of the classical authors with ease.

In this analysis, the studies on Plato and Aristotle will have a special place, analyzing their currents of thought and how they affect and involve later currents.

This academic process aims to provide students with the professional and personal skills to practically apply their learning, being able to address contemporary problems and carry out a complete philosophical analysis of them.

This Postgraduate certificate will also teach students the most effective study methods for this subject.

If you seek self-improvement, to achieve a positive change at a personal level, to interact with the best and belong to a new generation of professionals capable of performing their work anywhere in the world, this may be the path for you.

A Postgraduate certificate fully compatible with other work, personal, teaching or study commitments. Its system and teaching approach will flexibly adjust to student needs throughout the course. Consequently, the results are much more efficient, since study will not become an unbearable burden, but rather, a stimulating and easy challenge to undertake and bring to fruition.

This Postgraduate certificate will allow you to grow as a philosophy professional and as a humanist, significantly expanding your capacity for analysis and philosophical understanding”

This Postgraduate certificate in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features include:

Graphic, schematic, and practical contents which provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
The inclusion of practical exercises where the self-evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning
An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the situations that are presented to the student
Special emphasis on practical learning
All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an internet connection

This Postgraduate certificate is created to ensure you can study in a simple, efficient and flexible way, with the superior quality of an advanced academic program"

TECH offers the most innovative, creative and unique offering, in a dynamic, adept and internationally recognized institution. With a space to exchange ideas, experience and reflections. Students will be able to share their learning experience, through forums and other collaborative tools, all 100% online.

TECH supports its students at all times thanks to an involved and committed teaching team. The teaching team transmits their expertise in their professional performance, working from a real, lively and dynamic context. Above all, it explores the student's critical side, their ability to question things, their problem-solving competence, their interpersonal skills.

Study with the technical and human excellence of the world’s largest 100% online university"

Syllabus

This complete course will lead students to acquire the most comprehensive knowledge available, bringing them closer to excellence in the humanistic field. The syllabus has been designed to meet the criteria of high academic impact of this Postgraduate certificate, and incorporates new teaching approaches that aim to maintain motivation and interest, which are essential to achieving the learning objectives. A high-quality teaching model that sets TECH apart.

A complete journey designed to take you gradually through the most intensive analysis of the approaches and masters of ancient philosophy, to the achievement of your goals"

Module 1. History of Ancient Philosophy

1.1. Greek Origins of Western Philosophy

1.1.1. The Historical and Cultural Context of the Birth of Philosophy
1.1.2. The Pre-Socratic Naturalists and the Search for Principles
1.1.3. The Pythagoreans and Number as a Principle
1.1.4. The Eleatics and the Discovery of the Self
1.1.5. The Sophists and the Discovery of Man

1.2. Socrates

1.2.1. The Socratic Question
1.2.2. Socratic Anthropology
1.2.3. Socrates’ Dialectical Method and its Aim
1.2.4. Socratic Rebuttal and Socratic Maieutics

1.3. Plato and the Foundation of Metaphysics

1.3.1. The Platonic Question
1.3.2. The Foundation of Metaphysics
1.3.3. Knowledge, Dialectics, Rhetoric, Art, and Erotic
1.3.4. Platonic Conception of Man
1.3.5. The Ideal State and its Historical Forms

1.4. Aristotle

1.4.1. The Aristotelian Question
1.4.2. Metaphysics
1.4.3. Physics and Mathematics
1.4.4. Psychology
1.4.5. Practical Sciences: Ethics and Policy
1.4.6. Logic, Rhetoric and Poetics

1.5. Hellenistic Philosophical Schools

1.5.1. Historical-Political-Cultural Conditions at the Beginning of Hellenism
1.5.2. The Philosophical Thought of the Hellenistic Age: Stoicism, Epicureanism, Scepticism
1.5.3. Philosophy in Rome
1.5.4. Plotino

Module 2. History of Patristic and Medieval Philosophy

2.1. Description of Patristic Philosophy: 2nd-8th Centuries A.D

2.1.1. Early Patristics: 2nd-3rd Centuries A.D
2.1.2. High Patristic: 4th-5th Centuries A.D
2.1.3. Low Patristic: Boethius

2.2. St. Augustine

2.2.1. The Augustinian Question: Philosophizing in Faith
2.2.2. Augustinian Anthropology
2.2.3. Knowledge and Truth
2.2.4. World and God
2.2.5. Temporality and Eternity
2.2.6. Will, Freedom, Evil and Grace
2.2.7. Earthly City and City of God

2.3. Description of the Scholastic Philosophy: 9th-15th Centuries

2.3.1. Pre-Scholasticism: 9th-10th Centuries: Anselm of Canterbury
2.3.2. Early Scholasticism: 11th-12th Centuries: Nominalism and Realism
2.3.3. High Scholasticism: 13th Century: Foundation of Universities; Spread of St. Augustine’s Thought; Arab and Jewish Philosophy; Schools; Opponents of St. Thomas Aquinas: Franciscans, Secular Priests, Averroists

2.4. St. Thomas Aquinas

2.4.1. The Thomasesque Question: Reason and Faith; Philosophy and Theology
2.4.2. Metaphysics
2.4.3. The Existence of God
2.4.4. The Law
2.4.5. Natural Law and Positive Law

2.5. Low Scholasticism: 14th-15th Centuries

2.5.1. John Duns Scotus
2.5.2. Guillermo de Occam
2.5.3. Decline of Philosophy in the Middle

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development”

Postgraduate Certificate in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

The study of ancient and medieval philosophy allows us to understand the foundations of Western thought and the basis of the ideas that have shaped the history of mankind. If you want to specialize in this field, you are in the right place. At TECH Global University we offer you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in these areas through our Postgraduate Certificate in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. The program is taught 100% online and is focused on providing you with a comprehensive and updated education in this subject. Our curriculum will provide you with a complete training in the study of the currents of thought of antiquity and the Middle Ages. Thus, you will approach the works and ideas of great philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, among others. All of this will be broken down into self-regulated classes, reinforced with state-of-the-art multimedia material.

Immerse yourself in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Although this Postgraduate Certificate focuses on the history of philosophical thought, we will also teach you the relevance and current application of these currents in contemporary society. In today's world, philosophy is a discipline that is still highly valued, and the knowledge acquired in this program will allow you to develop skills in critical thinking, reasoning and solid argumentation. Through a theoretical-practical methodology, you will delve into the fundamental concepts of philosophy, ethical, political or metaphysical theories, and their relationship with the historical and cultural context of the time. In addition, you will be able to apply this knowledge in areas such as education, research and business management, among other areas of professional life. What are you waiting for to enroll? Do it now and be part of the largest digital academic community in the world, we are waiting for you!