COURSE DETAIL
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
Country
UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
Host Institution
University of Sussex
Program(s)
University of Sussex
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
119
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course introduces the central themes in the works of Plato, concentrating especially on ethics and metaphysics. Students examine the attempts to define virtues in some supposedly early dialogues, and the central Socratic ethical claim that it is impossible to do wrong knowingly. These issues are examined in the central moral argument of the REPUBLIC. This course also explores the so-called "theory of forms" as it appears in various dialogues, including the REPUBLIC and the criticisms of it which are made in the Parmenides. Students consider Plato's philosophy of art in connection with the theory of forms.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
V5015
Host Institution Course Title
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
Host Institution Campus
University of Sussex
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy