CLASSICS 250
Philosophical Writing in Antiquity
Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 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 2018
Not taught in 2018
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Dougal Blyth
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
CLASSICS 250: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 points at Stage I in Classical Studies, Ancient History, or GREEK 101 or LATIN 101, or EUROPEAN 100, and 30 points passed
Restrictions
CLASSICS 350