HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I: FROM ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL (PL1100)

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This course offers an overview of ancient and medieval philosophy. Beginning with the earliest Greek philosophers and ending with the late medieval founding fathers of modern scientific thought, we will read and discuss various answers these thinkers gave to questions such as: 'What is a good life?' or 'How can I reconcile my faith with what reason tells me?' Readings include Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Seneca, Plotinus, Anselm, Avicenna, Abelard, Maimonides, Thomas Aquinas and Nicolaus of Autrecourt.

Code: 
PL1100
Name: 
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I: FROM ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
Discipline: 
PL (Philosophy)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be able to identify, distinguish, and discuss main approaches and theories of ancient and medieval philosophy, competently contextualizing thinkers within their socio-cultural context and the history of ideas.
  2. Students will be able to engage competently with original ancient and medieval philosophical texts: they will analyze concepts and arguments, avoid anachronistic readings, take account of the historical and cultural context, and demonstrate a critical awareness of issues with sources.
  3. Students will improve their ability to communicate their understanding clearly, consistently, precisely and in appropriate terminology.
  4. Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate (CCI LO1)
  5. Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions (CCI LO2)
  6. Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class (CCI LO3)

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2024 PL1100 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I: FROM ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL

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