S2533A Medieval and Renaissance Justice
Class | Registration opens Monday, March 10, 2025 10:00 AM EST
During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, societies were regulated by an understanding of justice that was quite different from what we think today. Therefore, (1) applying our modern ideas of justice to them is a mistake; (2) we can learn how our justice functions by comparing it to their justice; and (3) given that some modern societies resemble the justice of the Renaissance, we can understand those modern societies better. The class uses literature and philosophy to reach the claims above.
Live (In-Person Only) - Not Recorded
Daniel Lorca
Daniel Lorca taught at Oakland University for 12 years. He was an Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures and also taught Argumentative Writing in English. His specialty is the Renaissance literature of Spain, with emphasis on Cervantes. Lorca has two PhDs, one from the University of Chicago (Renaissance Literature of Spain, Cervantes) and another from Loyola University at Chicago (philosophy of language with emphasis on metaphor).