PHIL-P 201 ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY (3 CR.)
Selective survey of ancient Greek philosophy (Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle).
1 classes found
Fall 2024
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 13076 | Closed | 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | MW | GA 1122 | Cocheo D; Meadows K |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 13076: Total Seats: 60 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- IUB GenEd World Culture credit
- COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Cultr
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd World Culture credit
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
- COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Culture credit
This course focuses on philosophy in the classical Greek world. It is structured around two sets of questions: one concerned with virtue and the good life, and the other concerned with natural science and metaphysics. We¿ll begin with Socrates, who devoted his life to a search for ethical understanding - and who was willing to die to avoid doing something that he thought was unjust. Socrates's example raises questions about the nature of virtue and its role in a good human life. We'll then turn to the pre-Socratics, who aimed to explain basic features of the universe like coming-to-be and change. The bulk of the course will examine the sophisticated and ambitious theories Plato and Aristotle developed in order to answer these two sets of questions. We¿ll close with some highlights of Hellenistic thought, including defenses of skepticism, hedonism, and the claim that death is not to be feared.
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