古希臘哲學概論
A Survey of Classical Greek Philosophy
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3 10:10–11:00 | 古希臘哲學概論 YX206 3 節連堂 |
4 11:10–12:00 | |
N 12:20–13:10 |
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This course is a general introduction to ancient and classical Greek philosophers from the sixth to the third century BCE. Open to graduate and undergraduate students, we will survey the West’s earliest development of metaphysics, ontology, epistemology, ethics, and reasoning by exploring the ideas of Parmenides, Plato (Socrates), and Aristotle. There is a primary focus on metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and epistemology. This background will enable students to contextualize subsequent responses to Greek thought that have shaped the development of philosophy for the past 2400 years in the West. The course has four main objectives: (1) students acquire a broad understanding of Western philosophy during the ancient and classical periods, (2) students can discuss the development of Western philosophy as an ongoing dialogue started by the ancient Greeks, (3) students recognize the main branches of philosophy covered by each thinker, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and aesthetics, (4) students are able to analyze one of the main branches of philosophy introduced by a single thinker or comparatively.
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Lectures will be in class and online simultaneously. This is a discussion intensive course. Conversations about the ideas we cover will be encouraged and welcomed. Students should feel free to ask, challenge, and otherwise give their opinions. Apart from the prescribed textbook, lecturer provided handouts will include supplementary extracts from some of the more interesting readings.
Undergraduate Grading Policy: Class participation 35% (including engaging in classroom discussion, preparing the weekly reading material, and a single presentation). Midterm Exam 30%: An essay on one of the thinkers or topics discussed of 1200 words. Final Exam 35%: An essay on one of the thinkers or topics discussed of 1500 words. Graduate Grading Policy: Class participation 35% (including detailed engagement in classroom discussion, deeper analysis of the weekly reading material, and a single presentation). Midterm Exam 30%: An essay on one of the thinkers or topics discussed of 2000 words. Final Exam 35%: An essay on one of the thinkers or topics discussed of 2500 words.
| 週次 | 主題 |
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| 第 1 週 | Early Greek Philosophy 3: Ch.6-7, p.16-49. Parmenides (special focus), The Eleatics |
| 第 2 週 | Introduction Overview of Greek Thought, Course Requirements, and Potential Essays, Early Greek Philosophy 1: Ch.1-2, p. 3-16. Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes |
| 第 3 週 | Early Greek Philosophy 2: Ch.3-5, p.16-36. Xenophanes, Pythagoras, Heraclitus |
| 第 4 週 | Early Greek Philosophy 4: Ch.8-10, p.50-86. The Atomist’s, Anaxagoras, Empedocles |
| 第 5 週 | Early Greek Philosophy 5: Ch.11-12, p.70-83. Hippocrates and the Sophists |
| 第 6 週 | Socrates and Plato: Ch.13-15, p.87-108. Aristophanes, Xenophon and Plato and Socrates |
| 第 7 週 | Plato: Know Thyself: Ch.16-18, p.109-129. Charmides and Euthydemus, Gorgias, Meno |
| 第 8 週 | Midterm Exam Essay |
| 第 9 週 | Plato’s Good Life, Knowing, Death: Ch.19-20, p. 130-143. Theaetetus, Phaedo |
| 第 10 週 | Plato’s Republic - Justice and The Promise of Philosophy: Ch.21-23, p.144-166. The Republic, Parmenides and the Forms |
| 第 11 週 | Plato on Names and Love: Ch.24-28, p.167-204. Sophist, Cratylus, Timaeus, Symposium |
| 第 12 週 | Introduction to Aristotle Epistemology and Ontology: Ch.29-332, p. 207-235. |
| 第 13 週 | Aristotle on Cause, Natural Philosophy, Soul, and Biology: Ch.33-36, p.236-263. |
| 第 14 週 | Aristotle’s Ethics and Pleasure: Ch.37-39, p.264-285. |
| 第 15 週 | Aristotle’s Political Philosophy, Rhetoric and Poetics, Women And Ancient Philosophy: Ch.40-42, p.286-308. |
| 第 16 週 | Final Exam Essay |
A History of Philosophy without Any Gaps: Classical Philosophy Volume 1. Peter Adamson. Oxford University Press. 2014
- 聯絡方式
- Professor Justin Hewitson email: justinhewitson@nycu.edu.tw