TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
2:30pm-3:45pm
TuTh
Rich Building 104
Patterson, Richard A. HSC. 41501 TBA.

August 29, 2012- December 11, 2012

Prerequisites: None
Co-requisites: None

Catalog Description: This course will introduce the principal figures and topics in ancient Greek and medieval philosophy.

Semester Details:

The course will survey a broad range of major philosophical ideas and theories, starting with their mythical (or mythopoetic) background in Homer and Hesiod, working through the pre-Socratics, the sophistic movement, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, Augustine, and Aquinas. We will be concerned throughout with the theme of how human beings conceive of themselves and their world, and how philosophical conceptions are related to mythical, religious, and scientific ones.

Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources

  1. S. Marc Cohen, Patricia Curd, C. D. C. Reeve. Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy, (Fourth Edition): from Thales to Aristotle.
    ISBN: 9781603844628 .

Grading

Assignment/ExamDetails% of Total Grade
Midterm, Final, Term Paper

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