Introduction to Western Philosophy

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This course focuses on the origins of the European philosophical tradition, with an emphasis on metaphysics, theory of knowledge, ethics and politics. The course reads primary texts of Plato, Aristotle, Lucretius and Epicurus and other key western thinkers in English translation. The course examines the significance of these key approaches to philosophy in the later development of the European philosophical tradition, and considers their relevance for the contemporary global context. 001318