Dante and Beatrice

Professor Kozlowski takes a break from philosophy proper to discuss the Love of the poets and artists of the late medieval and early modern era, focusing primarily on the romance of Dante and Beatrice as it is depicted in The Divine Comedy.  He specifically emphasizes how Dante is uniting the transcendent, holy love tradition in Medieval philosophy (evident in writers like Aquinas) and the courtly love tradition, to produce a new synthesis that will be the foundation of modern attitudes toward love for centuries to come.  So begins our discussion of Modern Philosophy. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at [email protected] To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/