HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I: FROM ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL in Fall 2024 (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.

Course Master: 
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I: FROM ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL (PL1100)
Term: 
Fall 2024
Discipline: 
PL (Philosophy)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Exam Date: 
Thursday, December 12, 2024 - 16:00
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

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)

Syllabus

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Book List

TitleAuthorPublisherISBN Number
CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY., VOL. 1
ADAMSON, PETER
OXFORD
9780198767039

Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, September 2, 2024
End Date: 
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
16:55
18:15
C-104
Thursday
16:55
18:15
C-104