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What is philosophy? How does it differ from science, religion, and other modes of human discourse? This course traces the origins of philosophy in the Western tradition in the thinkers of Ancient Greece. We begin with the Presocratic natural philosophers who were active in Ionia in the 6th century BCE and are also credited with being the first scientists. Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximines made bold proposals about the ultimate constituents of reality, while Heraclitus insisted that there is an underlying order to the changing world. Parmenides of Elea formulated a powerful objection to all these proposals, while later Greek theorists (such as Anaxagoras and the atomist Democritus) attempted to answer that objection. In fifth-century Athens, Socrates insisted on the importance of the fundamental ethical question—“How shall I live?”—and his pupil, Plato, and Plato’s pupil, Aristotle, developed elaborate philosophical systems to explain the nature of reality, knowledge, and human happiness. After the death of Aristotle, in the Hellenistic period, Epicureans and Stoics developed and transformed that earlier tradition. We will study the major doctrines of all these thinkers. Part I will cover Plato and his predecessors. Part II will cover Aristotle and his successors....

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AT

Jan 10, 2021

This is an excellent course. The lecturer presents the material very clearly, carefully bringing out what is at stake in the views and arguments of the Greek thinkers and schools she considers.

LG

Apr 25, 2019

Excellent course, Pr. Sauvé-Meyer keeps the material very engaging, and makes it very clear and easily accessible. Knowing how difficult the original texts are sometimes, this is very valuable.

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创建者 Умирзакова Л А

Jan 21, 2025

Спасибо за курс, было интересно и познавательно

创建者 Sohail z

Sep 7, 2023

It was really a wonderful intellectual lessons.

创建者 Nikolaos S

Jun 6, 2021

Excellent course! I learned many useful things!

创建者 VARNIKA S

Oct 8, 2022

very knowledgable content helped to learn alot

创建者 JOANN T D

Sep 12, 2025

Muy interesante sobre la vida de Aristóteles.

创建者 Chengyue Z

Jun 29, 2020

wonderful introduction to ancient philosophy

创建者 Andrés F M M

Jun 1, 2020

Very interesting course. Fully recommended.

创建者 Luiz F F

Mar 2, 2018

Amazing content. I enjoyed and lernt a lot.

创建者 George C M

Apr 19, 2016

Good course well presented and interesting.

创建者 Marinka V

Feb 12, 2023

Inspiring course. Also for practical use.

创建者 Sarah D

Apr 6, 2017

A very detailed and comprehensive course.

创建者 Edi d

Sep 25, 2016

I got more out of it than I had expected.

创建者 Hercules C

May 2, 2021

Very well-structured! Congratulations!

创建者 Russell D

Feb 6, 2017

Excellent introduction to Aristotle.

创建者 Simón A C G

Sep 14, 2021

the pace and structure are amazing

创建者 kiara a

Jul 21, 2020

MUY BUEN CURSO,CON TEMAS COMPLETOS

创建者 Bart S

Jan 24, 2020

excellent survey, learned a lot!!

创建者 Patrick W

Jul 9, 2017

Extremely interesting! Thank you!

创建者 PATRICIA T E

Sep 5, 2025

Excelente curso, me gustó mucho!

创建者 Prashant S S

May 2, 2019

Very nice and informative course

创建者 김하희

Aug 11, 2018

I loved this lecture. Thank you!

创建者 JOHN Q

Mar 17, 2016

Great course. Thanks so much.

创建者 MARIA G J P

Sep 12, 2025

Excelente muy bien explicado

创建者 Kacper “ G

Feb 18, 2020

Clara Non Sunt Interpretanda