CLASSICS 250

Philosophical Writing in Antiquity

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for CLASSICS 250.

Description

A study of some influential philosophical texts from Greco-Roman antiquity with reference to circumstances of composition and ancient reception. Writers studied may include Plato, Xenophon, Aristotle, Cicero, Lucretius, Seneca the Younger, Plutarch, Sextus Empiricus and Augustine.

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Dougal Blyth

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

CLASSICS 250: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points at Stage I in Classical Studies, or GREEK 101, or ANCHIST 102 and 15 points at Stage I in Philosophy, or 30 points at Stage I in Philosophy, or EUROPEAN 100 and ANCHIST 102

Restrictions

CLASSICS 350