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Undergraduate Course: Topics in Hellenistic Philosophy (PHIL10062)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course will introduce students to the main concepts and arguments of the Hellenistic philosophical schools, and examine the influence of those thinkers on modern philosophy. It will commence with a survey of the main topics in pre-Socratic and classical Athenian philosophy, which were further developed by Hellenistic schools. The main body of the course will be divided into three parts, in accordance with the most common Hellenistic school division of philosophy into logic, physics and ethics.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Mind, Matter and Language (PHIL08014) AND Knowledge and Reality (PHIL08017)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Philosophy courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- grasp and analyse some of the central concepts in Stoics, Epicureans and Skeptics;
- state and discuss the main arguments of Hellenistic schools in the fields of epistemology, metaphysics and ethics;
- understand the nature and methods of ancient philosophical debates and their relevance to modern discussions of the same topics;
- situate the Hellenistic philosophies within their own intellectual context;
- read ancient philosophical texts in a more expert way, using analytic and critical tools (with respect to both doctrinal and textual problems).
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsHellenistic schools
Contacts
Course organiserDr Inna Kupreeva
Tel: (0131 6)50 3653
Email: inna.kupreeva@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: sue.richards@ed.ac.uk
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