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PHL 108 — Ancient Philosophy

PHL department course · Nigerian universities

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Arts 555 New
pre-socratic philosophers, their cosmology and epistemology
original forms and styles in which philosophical issues were formulated; and
knowledge of the evolution of philosophical ideas, from ancient to contemporary times

Course contents

The beginnings of Western Philosophy, from the Pre-Socratics to Roman times. Original issues raised by Ancient Philosophers. Fusion of subject matter: cosmology, epistemology and ethics. The doctrines of Graeco-Roman Philosophers – e.g. Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, etc. Evolution of philosophical ideas, from ancient to modern times.

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PHL 108 — Ancient Philosophy

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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