CLASSICS 260
Culture, Nature and Ancient Philosophy
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for CLASSICS 260.
Description
An investigation with reference to cultural context of important questions and ways of thinking about human life and the natural world discussed by Greek and Roman philosophers. Thinkers studied may include the Presocratics, Sophists, Socrates and Plato, Aristotle, the Hellenistic schools and later Sceptics and Platonists.
In this course we will investigate the ways ideas about the gods developed in ancient philosophy as a result of the study of nature, and the developing relationship between this natural theology and traditional mythic and cultic religious beliefs about the gods in Greek and Roman culture.
Availability 2017
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Dougal Blyth
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
CLASSICS 260: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 points at Stage I in Classical Studies, or GREEK 101, or ANCHIST 102 and 15 points at Stage I in Philosophy, or 30 points at Stage I in Philosophy, or EUROPEAN 100 and ANCHIST 102
Restrictions
CLASSICS 360