Postgraduate Course: Ancient Philosophy Seminar II (PHIL11107)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to introduce students to the detailed study of a key text or topic in ancient philosophy.
The teaching is seminar based, and each week students will have to prepare by reading set work. |
| Course description |
Typical topics are likely to include:
- ancient theories of the good
- ancient metaphysics
- Aristotle's psychology
- Plato's cosmology
- Presocratic theories of perception
Whilst texts may include:
- Plato's Republic
- Phaedo- Timaeus
- Aristotle's De Anima
- Physics
- Metaphysics
- Passages from Presocratic and Stoic philosophers
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| to develop both students' philosophical skills and their ability to identify and analyze the ideas and arguments of ancient philosophical texts which are multiply interpreted.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
Please see Learn page |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Inna Kupreeva
Tel: (0131 6)50 3653
Email: inna.kupreeva@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Becky Verdon
Tel: (0131 6)50 3860
Email: Rebecca.Verdon@ed.ac.uk |
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