printer friendly pagePHIL 207: Early Plato (PHIL 107)
We shall focus on Plato¿s early or Socratic dialogues (e.g. the Crito, the Gorgias, and the Protagoras). In these dialogues, Plato focuses on ethics and ethical psychology without explicitly drawing on epistemological and metaphysical claims. We¿ll try to determine whether the Socrates of these dialogues is a purely destructive critic or whether he has a positive ethical view that he advances.
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2 times
(up to 8 units total)
PHIL 207A: The Greeks on Irrationality (PHIL 107A)
In this course, we shall examine the views of some central Greek philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans, and the Stoics) on the irrational and non-rational aspects of human life. What makes something irrational and what roles (negative and perhaps positive as well) does the irrational play in our lives? We shall examine their views on anger, fear, madness, love, pleasure and pain, sexual desire and so on. We shall also consider more briefly some depictions of these psychic items in ancient Greek literature.
Last offered: Autumn 2012
PHIL 208: Aristotle's Metaphysics Book Alpha (PHIL 108)
An introduction both to Aristotle's own metaphysics and to his treatment of his predecessors on causality, included the early Ionian cosmologists, atomism, Pythagoreans, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras and Plato. Prerequisite: one course in ancient Greek philosophy.
Last offered: Autumn 2013
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for credit
PHIL 209A: Special Topics in Ancient Philosophy (PHIL 109A)
In this course we will read carefully Book I, Chapters 1-3, of Aristotle's *Physics* and the commentary on those chapters by John Philoponus. Topics to be covered include Aristotle's preliminary discussion of the principles of natural science and his detailed exposition and refutation of Eleatic Monism.
Last offered: Winter 2013
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3 times
(up to 12 units total)
PHIL 209C: Aristotle's cosmology and theology (PHIL 109C)
PHIL 109C/209C now meets in Raubitschek Room, Green Library Room 351. Undergrads please sign up for 109C; grads sign up for 209C.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Code, A. (PI)
PHIL 210C: The Stoics on Freedom and Determinism (PHIL 110C)
We will investigate ancient Stoic conceptions of causality and freedom, their arguments for causal determinism, and ancient attaches on and defenses of compatibilism.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Code, A. (PI)
PHIL 213L: Latin 500-1600 CE (CLASSICS 6L, ENGLISH 113L, PHIL 113L, RELIGST 173X)
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with medieval Latin and neo-Latin through a reading of various short texts drawn from philosophical, religious, political, historical, and literary works. Students will devote most of their efforts to preparing translations for class. We shall also discuss some peculiarities of post-classical Latin grammar. Prerequisite:
CLASSLAT 1, 2 & 3, or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Duarte, S. (PI)
PHIL 215: Problems in Medieval Philosophy: Islamic Aristotelianism and Western Scholasticism (PHIL 115)
The western world adopted Aristotle's metaphysics and natural philosophy as the foundation of its educational system and scholarly life between 1210 and 1255. Christian Europe was thereby following the example set by Islam in Spain and the Near East. Today some people believe that this development was independent, and others think that the scholastics copied even their methods from Arabic philosophers. Historical evaluation of those claims.
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for credit
PHIL 217: Descartes (PHIL 117)
(Formerly 121/221.) Descartes's philosophical writings on rules for the direction of the mind, method, innate ideas and ideas of the senses, mind, God, eternal truths, and the material world.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
De Pierris, G. (PI)
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