PHIL 353 History of Ancient Philosophy
The beginning of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to Plotinus. Emphasis is placed on nature and language as the origin of philosophical problems in Heraclitus, Parmenides and Plato. Key elements of Aristotle's philosophy are presented with an emphasis on categories and the background for metaphysics. Skepticism, Epicureanism, and Stoicism are explored in relation to materialism, fate, and natural law. Concentrators only.
Prerequisite
Open to Philosophy concentrators who've taken one of the following pairs, as well as to graduate students in the pre-theology certificate program and transfer students in the Ph.B. program:
PHIL 201 &
PHIL 202,
PHIL 211 &
PHIL 212, or
HSPH 101 &
HSPH 102