PHIL 0020. History of Ancient Greek Philosophy
Units: 3
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Hours: 54 lecture
A study of the origin and rise of Western Philosophy from the pre-Socratic philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, up to the Hellenistic period. (C-ID PHIL 130) (CSU, UC)
PHIL 0020 - History of Ancient Greek Philosophy
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Catalog Description DESCRIPTION IS HERE: Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 1A Hours: 54 lecture Description: A study of the origin and rise of Western Philosophy from the pre-Socratic philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, up to the Hellenistic period. (C-ID PHIL 130) (CSU, UC) Units 3 Lecture-Discussion 54 Laboratory By Arrangement Contact Hours 54 Outside of Class Hours Course Student Learning Outcomes Compare and contrast the various Pre-Socratic contributions to Philosophy. Explain major philosophical positions of Socrates and Plato. Explain major philosophical positions of Aristotle. Describe, compare and contrast Stoicism, Epicureanism and Skepticism. Course Content Outline I. Pre-Socratic Philosophers A. Thales B. Anaximander C. Anaximenes D. Xenophanes E. Pythagoras F. Heracliltus G. Parmenides H. The Eleatics I. Empedocles J. Anaxagoras K. Democritus II. Socrates and Plato A. Sophists B. Socratic Method C. Doctrine of Recollection D. Doctrine of Forms III. Aristotle A. Metaphysics B. Ethics C. Politics IV. Hellenistic Philosophy Course Objectives Course Objectives 1. Compare and contrast ancient Greek mythological methods of knowledge and accounts of reality with the methods of the pre-Socratic philosophers; 2. Describe, compare and contrast the varying accounts of the composition of Reality according to the original fragments of Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Xenophanes, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, The Eleatics, Empedocles, and Anaxagoras; 3. Analyze the shift in philosophical approach and methodology in the historical movement from the pre-Socratic philosophers to Socrates; 4. Read primary philosophical texts of Plato and explain Platonic and Socratic Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Political Philosophy; 5. Read primary philosophical texts of Aristotle and describe and explain Aristotelian Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Political Philosophy; 6. Compare and contrast Plato's philosophical concepts with Aristotelian philosophy; 7. Describe, compare and contrast Ancient Greek Stoic, Skeptic and Epicurean approaches to Philosophy. Methods of Evaluation Classroom Discussions Essay Examinations Objective Examinations Projects Reading Assignments 1. Read Plato's dialogue, Meno, and come to class able to describe Socrates' theory of knowledge. 2. Read Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, book 1, and come to class able to describe why happiness is not the same thing as pleasure according to Aristotle. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance 1. Group Presentation: Instructions: Students will be organized into groups of three to five students and assigned one of the following pre-Socratic philosophers. (1) Thales (2) Anaximander (3) Anaximenes (4) Xenophanes (5) Pythagoras (6) Heraclitus (7) Parmenides (9) Anaxagoras (10) Empedocles (11) Democritus Each individual must identify the particular task and role contributing to the presentation. Groups can present in any way that effectively communicates answers to the following questions to the class: 1. Identify the pre-Socratic philosopher, and the main sources of him. 2. What is his position on the nature of reality, and how do they justify this? 3. How could it be said that their ideas about the nature of reality are reasonable? 4. What other claims does he make (e.g., knowledge, the soul, ethics or theology)? 5. Give some contemporary examples of how these ideas are still with us today. 6. In what way is this individual doing philosophy and in what way is he not? 2. Writing: Instructions: After reading Plato’s dialogue, Euthyphro, answer the following question in a 500 word essay. Identify an instance of Socrates guiding Euthyphro towards a definition of Piety by showing how Euthyphro’s definition cannot possibly be the case because it entails a contradiction. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) Methods of Instruction Lecture/Discussion Distance Learning Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course.
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