PHIL230

This course is an overview of Greek and Roman Philosophy. Readings will include selections from the Hellenic, Hellenistic and Roman periods. The Hellenic period reflects the importance of the city-state; readings include fragments from the Pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle. The Hellenistic age spans the Alexandrian period. The empire replaces the city-state and individual schools of Philosophy appear to fill the void left by the departure of the city-state. The Stoic, the Skeptic, the Epicurean and the Cynics are the principal schools of that period. Finally, we shall explore the eclecticism of Roman Philosophy.