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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology)

Postgraduate Course: Ancient Philosophy in the 5th and 4th Centuries BC (PGHC11031)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is devoted to the exploration of individual works or topics in Ancient philosophy
Course description This course is devoted to the exploration of individual works or topics in (Classical) Ancient philosophy, or combination thereof, ranging from the Sophists, through Socrates and Plato, to Aristotle. Topics may be pursued across different authors, for example, the nature of pleasure or the nature of perception, or again the focus may be on the joint presence of diverse topics in a single work.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate in the essay a detailed and critical command of the body of knowledge concerning aspects of Classical Greek philosophy
  2. Demonstrate in the essay an ability to analyse and reflect critically upon relevant a) scholarship concerning Classical Greek philosophy
  3. Demonstrate in seminar participation, an ability to understand and apply specialised research or professional skills, techniques and practices considered in the course including the difficulties relevant to ancient authors
  4. Demonstrate the ability to develop and sustain original scholarly arguments in oral and written form in seminar discussions by independently formulating appropriate questions and utilising relevant evidence considered in the course
  5. Demonstrate in seminar discussions originality and independence of mind and initiative; intellectual integrity and maturity; an ability to evaluate the work of others, including peers; and a considerable degree of autonomy
Reading List
Plato
Benson, H.H. ed. (2006) A Companion to Plato, Wiley-Blackwell [electronic resource]

Fine, G. ed. (2008) Oxford Handbook of Plato, Oxford: ed. (1999) Plato, 2 vols. (1. Metaphysics and epistemology. 2. Ethics, Politics, religion and the Soul) Oxford

Kraut, R. ed. The Cambridge Companion to Plato, Cambridge, 1992
Smith, N.D. (1998) Plato. Critical assessments 4 vols., London

Aristotle
Ackrill, J., Aristotle the Philosopher, Oxford: 1981

Anagnostopoulos, G., The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle, Oxford: Blackwell, 2007

Barnes, J., The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle, Cambridge: 1995

Lear, J., Aristotle: the Desire to Understand, Cambridge: 1988

Ross, W. D., Aristotle, London: 1923

Shields, C., Aristotle, London: 2007

Shields, C., The Oxford Handbook on Aristotle, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsAncient Philosophy 5th 4th century
Contacts
Course organiserDr Simon Trepanier
Tel: (0131 6)50 3589
Email: Simon.Trepanier@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
Email: Gordon.Littlejohn@ed.ac.uk
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