CVSP 202 Final, Spring 2002

cS 202 Final Exam (2 hours 15 minutes) Pr. Amai Dibo June 2002 A- Question for alt (60%): "Man of faith, man of reason” a major concern for ine thinkers between the Vth and the Xlith century. Both Christian and Muslim philosophers studied deeply and fully the issues of: - Knowledge - Understanding of the world - Evil and good - Soul and body - The and Sharia’ and Philosophy Each one of these thinkers-believers nad a particular itinerary and focused more on some concerns more than on others; nevertheless they all reached nearly the same conclusion as to the general issue. 4- Make a general introduction to the subject above that shows what did all of the authors we read in CS 202 have in common as thinkers and as believers (taking into consideration the particularities of the Christian ohilosophers and those of the Muslim philosophers) and Cchocke LQcea aut of Bre loel law) 2- Briefly elaborate on the position of: / Augustine: on the problem of avil and the will v Al Ghazali: on the diversification and sects in islam and on Sufism ibn Tufayl: on the ways of knowledge (philosophy and law), Salaman& Asal v ibn Rushd: on the hierarchy of understanding and on interpretation Thomas Aquinas: on the existence of God and on the truth B- Choose one of the two question below (40%) 1- (a) What are the characteristics of the ideal Prince according to Machiavelli? (b) How do you read its impact on teday’s politics in the worid? or 2- (a) What is fon Khaidun’s reading of Badawa and Assabiya i in the making of History? {b) Can you retraca them in the politics of today? Give illustrations and your opinion. Good Luck