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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Greek

Undergraduate Course: Early Greek Philosophy (GREE10014)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaGreek Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn advanced-level introduction to Early Greek Philosophy, starting from the Homeric and Hesiodic background, down to the early Atomists and the Sophists, including an introduction to early Greek cosmological speculation and the early history of the problem of knowledge. The course is an Honours-level Greek class and students will read most of the material in the original.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Greek 2A (GREE08007) AND Greek 2B (GREE08008)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Early Greek Philosophy in Translation (CLTR10008)
Other requirements Greek 2A and Greek 2B must be passed with an average of 50% or above in the two courses combined.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should usually have at least 3 courses in Classics related subject matter (at least 2 of which should be in Ancient Greek) at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses but Elementary or Intermediate Greek courses will not count. Students beyond Intermediate level but with less Greek than the prerequisite should consider taking either Greek 2A/2B.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will have:

- increased their ability to read ancient Greek over a number of different poetic and prose styles
- learned the practice of source-criticism in ancient philosophical authors and been awakened to difficulties of reconstructing fragmentary texts
- developed some historical sensitivity concerning perennial philosophical questions, such as the problem of origins, of existence and of the possibility of knowledge.
Assessment Information
Continuous Assessment - 30%;
one (2-hour) Degree Examination (2 components: translation and commentary; essays on chosen passages) - 70%.

Part-Year Visiting Student (VV1) Variant Assessment:
Continuous Assessment - 30%;
a Subject-Area administered Exam/Exercise in lieu of Degree Examination, to take place in Week 12 (see the current course handbook for further details - 70%.
Special Arrangements
In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled on this course, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained.
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Simon Trepanier
Tel: (0131 6)50 3589
Email: Simon.Trepanier@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk
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