Ancient Philosophy: A Brief Introduction
In this course, we will explore 5 ancient philosophical schools of thought and in some cases, specific thinkers. Throughout the course, these will include,
1) Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
2) Plato's Political Philosophy (Kyklos)
3) Epicureanism
4) Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics
5) Skepticism
6) Stoicism
Each are related and often influenced one another, and one will begin to see this as we progress through the course. The focus of the course is to give a brief overview of several influential thinkers and schools of thought, and perhaps most importantly, discuss how they relate to problems we continue to struggle with today.