Ancient Philosophy

A black and white photograph of the Acropolis, Parthenon, east side, Athens, Greece.

Acropolis, Parthenon, east side, Athens, Greece. (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-94169 (b&w film copy neg.)].)

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MIT Course Number

24.200

As Taught In

Fall 2004

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

This course will acquaint the student with some of the ancient Greek contributions to the Western philosophical and scientific tradition. We will examine a broad range of central philosophical themes concerning: nature, law, justice, knowledge, virtue, happiness, and death. There will be a strong emphasis on analyses of arguments found in the texts.

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Sally Haslanger. 24.200 Ancient Philosophy. Fall 2004. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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