Ancient Greek Philosophy

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This course will study the works of major philosophers from ancient Greece. Philosophers will include Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; as well some of the Hellenistic schools such as the Epicureans and Stoics. The driving question of the course will be the hallmark question of the Ancient Greek Philosophical world: "What is a Good life? ". In investigating this question we will find our way into many other important philosophical questions. Some examples include questions surrounding the nature of the human being, the nature of a just state, or what it means to live a pleasurable life.