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What is philosophy? How does it differ from science, religion, and other modes of human discourse? This course traces the origins of philosophy in the Western tradition in the thinkers of Ancient Greece. We begin with the Presocratic natural philosophers who were active in Ionia in the 6th century BCE and are also credited with being the first scientists. Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximines made bold proposals about the ultimate constituents of reality, while Heraclitus insisted that there is an underlying order to the changing world. Parmenides of Elea formulated a powerful objection to all these proposals, while later Greek theorists (such as Anaxagoras and the atomist Democritus) attempted to answer that objection. In fifth-century Athens, Socrates insisted on the importance of the fundamental ethical question—“How shall I live?”—and his pupil, Plato, and Plato’s pupil, Aristotle, developed elaborate philosophical systems to explain the nature of reality, knowledge, and human happiness. After the death of Aristotle, in the Hellenistic period, Epicureans and Stoics developed and transformed that earlier tradition. We will study the major doctrines of all these thinkers. Part I will cover Plato and his predecessors. Part II will cover Aristotle and his successors....

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JB

Feb 1, 2019

This is an excellent course! The professor is well-timed and the resource material well-selected. In-depth treatment of Aristotle, the Stoics, and the Epicureans. Highly recommended.

SS

Oct 30, 2024

I think the content was very good. The teacher absolutely phenomenal. She made the studies so interesting. The lenght of each video was also very good

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创建者 이근영

Jan 31, 2019

Cool

创建者 Rajneesh T

Apr 10, 2020

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创建者 박기현

Jan 31, 2019

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创建者 Charles E M

Apr 29, 2018

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创建者 William ( A

Jan 4, 2021

Great job organizing and presenting this material. Assuming you are open to hear of possible ways to improve on an already great job, my suggestion would be to expand the Aristotle material a bit and include a discussion of his work developing syllogistic logic. In addition I believe there is an important contrast between Aristotle and Plato it would be worth illuminating-- Plato was all about deductive reasoning, and it was Aristotle, in turning Plato's worldview upside down by declaring that we can trust our senses-- i.e. it is the observable concretes that are the true source of reality and "unrecallable" knowledge. One could argue from this that the genesis of empirical research rests with Aristotle.

创建者 Kenneth M

Apr 3, 2016

Clearly presented.course which focuses only on the principal question and themes of each of the 4 philosophies. I found it extremely valuable as it structured in a logical way these issues and also related themt modern life. My only criticism relates to the grading method of the final assignment 0 or 1 is far too simplistic.

创建者 Harvey

Jun 21, 2020

I really enjoyed the content and how well it was delivered. She really knows what she is talking about! My only constructive comment would be to somehow make for real-time discussion between students ... after all, we are talking philosophy here. As we have seen with the virus the technology certainly exists.

创建者 Mike M

Feb 1, 2021

The philosophical concepts seemed more difficult in this course versus the Plato and predecessors course. The stoics provided some thought provoking ideas whereas Aristotle was surprisingly dry. The instructor does a great job of summarizing concepts and provides great value over simply reading the books.

创建者 miguel r

Jun 6, 2020

En lo personal ha sido de gran ayuda, me ha brindado una gran experiencia haber viajado en las mentes de estos seres que han dejado su legado a través de la historia. Me hubiese gustado que la extensión y/o contenido hubiese abarcado otras temáticas.

创建者 William M

Oct 23, 2017

This was a very solid introduction to the philosophy of Aristotle, Epicurus and the Stoics. It is relatively introductory-level but still I think that even someone who has studied Ancient Philosophy before can learn something from this.

创建者 Anette W

Oct 11, 2016

A good follow- up to the previous course. The material is well organised and gives a profound overview while still inciting further investigation, leaving enough room for expansion of the mind and new thoughts on... almost everything.

创建者 ZHANG Z

May 29, 2020

Very inspiring and interesting examples! It helped me obtain a more detailed and thorough view on Aristotle, Epicurus and the Stoics! Great learning experience!

创建者 Dr. L T K

Apr 5, 2022

Enjoyable and informative. I will keep coming back to this material to deeply consider some of the ideas presented in this course.

创建者 Sidney C

Dec 6, 2018

I enjoyed the course and treatment by the Professor. I learned a lot about this important period in philosophy. Thank you.

创建者 Francisco L

Jul 4, 2019

Very complete, to be perfect, from my point of view, the course would need less material to read and a point of dynamism.

创建者 Pedro I d L S

Feb 1, 2022

Great course. I thought I would encounter less reading but there is no reason to complain! Very didactic.

创建者 David M

Jun 20, 2016

Interesting overview. Would have appreciated more time on Hellenistic Philosophy

创建者 kousay a

Mar 15, 2020

Greek Philosophers were masters of thought and logic. An excellent course!

创建者 Mostafa B

Dec 5, 2016

This was a very enjoyable experience, thank you all for the opportunity.

创建者 Mick H

Sep 15, 2016

Another fine MOOC by the prof. I really like her dry delivery style.

创建者 Zeyu C

Jan 14, 2017

Though not too inclusive, it's a great course for introduction.

创建者 Clotilde A

Feb 2, 2019

Great course, interesting topics and explanations, thanks !

创建者 Sindhura B

Aug 20, 2016

A good starting point to ancient philosophy .

创建者 Joy S

Jun 17, 2018

pretty good info. Aristotle was weird