From Socrates to Augustine (PHIL 2145)

Term: Academic Year 2021-2022 Fall

Faculty

	Tony SveteljShow MyInfo popup for Tony Svetelj
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	Office hours: Tuesday 10:45 AM to 12:00 PM Wednesday 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM Thursday 10:45 AM to 12:00 PM

Schedule

Tue-Thu, 2:10 PM - 3:30 PM (9/7/2021 - 12/20/2021) Location: MAIN CLASS 113

Description

This course introduces students to philosophical reflection and to its history through the presentation and discussion of the writings of major thinkers from ancient periods. The course is designed to show how fundamental and enduring questions about the universe and about the nature of human beings recur in ancient time and contexts. Students will be introduced to and familiarized with the Greek inception of philosophy beginning with the Pre-Socratics, the systematization and development of philosophical thought by Plato and Platonic tradition and finally, the synthesis—but also the tension between Greek reason and Christian faith as it occurred in late Antiquity and was developed in the Middle Ages.