Ancient Philosophy

 

This course is an introduction to the philosophy written in ancient Greece and Rome. We will read the works of authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Seneca, and Augustine of Hippo.

 

We will ask questions such as how we gain knowledge, what the universe is made of, what a good life consists of, how to be a good friend, why we bother getting an education, and whether virtue really is its own reward. This course will offer the opportunity to see how such questions were answered long ago, and to see how those answers are still relevant to our lives today.