PHL 221 - Ancient Greek Philosophy

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement HU.
Meets Explore Core requirement (students beginning Fall 2024 and later): MV
This course examines the beginnings of Western philosophy by studying the enduring philosophical issues in the works of Plato and Aristotle, with brief attention to their origins in pre-Socratic writings. We will focus on theories of poetry and art; soul/mind (psuche); love, friendship, and emotion; ethics and politics. We will read works such as Plato’s Apology, Symposium, Republic and Timaeus; and Aristotle’s Poetics, Nicomachean Ethics, De Anima (On the Soul), and Politics.