Postgraduate Course: Ancient philosophy texts 1 (PHIL11017)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | This course aims to introduce students to the detailed study of a key text or topic in ancient philosophy.
Typical topics are likely to include:
- ancient theories of the good
- ancient metaphysics
- Aristotle's psychology
- Plato's cosmology
- Presocratic theories of perception
Whilst texts may include:
- Plato's Republic
- Phaedo- Timaeus
- Aristotle's De Anima
- Physics
- Metaphysics
- Passages from Presocratic and Stoic philosophers
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
The course aims to develop both students' philosophical skills and their ability to identify and analyze the ideas and arguments of ancient philosophical texts which are multiply interpreted. The teaching is seminar based, and each week students will have to prepare by reading set work.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Inna Kupreeva
Tel: (0131 6)50 3653
Email: Cinzia.Discolo@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
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