Religious, Philosophical Roots of Modern World 1 (CLS-0029)

Fall 2026 · CLS 0029 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Major religious and philosophical thinkers and concepts that played roles in the emergence of the modern world: Plato and Aristotle; Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scripture and theologians who merged their religions with the Greek tradition; the Ptolemaic universe and the Great Chain of Being. Medieval Jews, Christians, and Muslims saw themselves as having a privileged and objective place in a divinely-created and -ordered cosmos that was young, small, and centered on the earth.

Course codes: CLS-0029, CLS 0029, CLS0029, CLS-29, CLS 29, CLS29, MDVL-0071, MDVL 0071, MDVL0071, MDVL-71, MDVL 71, MDVL71, CVS-0053, CVS 0053, CVS0053, CVS-53, CVS 53, CVS53, PHIL-0029, PHIL 0029, PHIL0029, PHIL-29, PHIL 29, PHIL29, REL-0029, REL 0029, REL0029, REL-29, REL 29, REL29, JS-0029, JS 0029, JS0029, JS-29, JS 29, JS29

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