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.