2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
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2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHIL 252 - Topics in Ancient Western Philosophy


Fall 2016 Topic:  TBD.  The course examines issues arising in the thought of various figures or movements in the Greek or Roman worlds. Topics will vary from year to year. Examples of the movements that might be discussed are the pre-Socratic traditions, Plato’s Academy, Aristotle’s Lyceum, Epicureanism, Stoicism, Skepticism, and Neoplatonism. Examples of relevant figures are thinkers such as Parmenides, Lucretius, Marcus Aurelius, Plotinus, and St. Augustine.

Prerequisites: Two courses in Philosophy.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically