Philosophy of the Person I (PHIL 3012)

Term: Academic Year 2016-2017 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, 3:40 PM - 5:00 PM (8/29/2016 - 12/22/2016) Location: MAIN CLASS 113

Description

The two-semester course introduces students to philo- sophical reflection and to its history through the presen- tation and discussion of the writings of major thinkers from ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary pe- riods. The course is designed to show how fundamental and enduring questions about the universe and about the nature of human beings recur in different historical con- texts. Students in the first semester 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.