Surveys developments in metaphysics, ethics, logic, and philosophy of mind from the Pre-Socratics through Hellenistic philosophy, focusing primarily on the arguments of the philosophers. Topics may include: Zeno's paradoxes of time and motion; Democritean atomism; Plato on knowledge, reality, ethics, and politics; Aristotle on logic and natural philosophy; Epicurus on pleasure and friendship; Epicurean atomism; the Stoics on materialism, determinism, and vagueness; and the coherence and practicality of global skepticism. Recommended prerequisite: 6 hours of philosophy coursework.
instructor(s)
Bailey, Dom
Primary Instructor
- Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
Lee, Mi-Kyoung (Mitzi)
Primary Instructor
- Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
