Philosophy and Culture of Ancient Greece

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Offers a survey of ancient Greek philosophy, anchored in a study of the ancient Greek cultural world. Readings of the Pre-Socratic philosophers, of Plato, and Aristotle are related to an examination of Greek civilization in its broadest dimensions. Begins with a study of the historical, political and economic conditions of Greek life. Students read philosophic works, examine the epic poetry of Hesiod and Homer, the dramatic arts of tragedy and comedy, the ancient traditions of Greek mythology, and the values expressed through the visual arts of the Greeks. Emphasizes ethics, tracing linkages and similarities of sensibility between philosophical and non-philosophical expressions of the Greek view of human life. Serves well as a first course in philosophy, and as a more general survey of ancient Greek culture.