Final Paper Prompt: 

For the final paper, I’d like you to reflect on the reconciliation of Platonic, Aristotelian, and Christian thought. 

 -Specifically, how did Augustine embrace Platonic themes to elaborate his   political thought? 

 -How did Aquinas embrace Aristotelian philosophy? 

 -What role do this-worldly concerns play in the thought of Augustine and   Aquinas?

 -What role does the realm of the ideal play in their thought? 

 -Contrast Augustine and Aquinas by identifying the Platonic and Aristotelian   influences in their thought and how they go about reconciling these philosophical outlooks with Christianity.