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One Month Comparative Study on the Story of Knowledge, 2018

This introductory course (2018) traced the quest for knowledge in the Western tradition (Greek-Jewish-Christian heritage) and the Islamic tradition (Greek-Islamic heritage) by inviting participants to encounter some of the seminal figures of each tradition, and in the process, 1) Get a glimpse into the life and times of those figures, 2) Come to ask the core questions, detect the underlying tensions and concerns, and feel the key crises and critical encounters in their lives and works as responses, 3) Develop a basic sense of the nature and contours of their contribution and the broader impact of their legacy.

The Quest for Knowledge in the Western & the Islamic Tradition.

What is knowledge?
Are there different levels and modes of knowledge, and if so, what are distinctions and relationships between them?
What can be known and how can we know it?
Can we know anything for certain?
What does it mean to know?