In this course we shall see why what Brucker wrote is true (we will also find some other important reasons to study medieval philosophy): we’ll learn about the most important philosophies and philosophical currents of the Middle Ages (between 376 and 1492). Particular attention will be paid to philosophers like Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Peter Abelard, Avicenna, Averroes, Albertus Magnus, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus and William of Ockham. The philosophers will be discussed in part on the basis of a selection of primary philosophical texts (in English translation).