Being and Becoming: Parmenides and Heraclitus
| Title | Είναι και γίγνεσθαι: Παρμενίδης και Ηράκλειτος / Being and Becoming: Parmenides and Heraclitus |
| Code | Φ624 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Philosophy and Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600000565 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Philosophy and Education (2011-today)
Registered students: 11
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Compulsory courses beloging to the selected specialisation | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Pedagogic | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2015 – 2016 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600006846
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600006846
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7693
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
- German (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
- Will have become familiar with the texts of two important Pre-socratic philosophers
- Will have acquired the ability of a 'close' reading of a philosophical text and of a productive hermeneutic encounter with it
General Competences
- Work autonomously
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Parmenides and Heraclitus were presented by Plato as antipodes: The former appears to maintain a universal unity of everything, negating thus with his rigid monism the world, while the latter ("everything flows") seems to invalidate any constant measure. This antithetical relationship has often been questioned, but also reinforced by the assumption that the allegedly later Parmenides in some of his fragments criticizes Heraclitus. At the other end of the tradition we encounter Martin Heidegger, whose idiosyncratic interpretations insist that both thinkers think and name "the same", i.e. Being. Through these interpretative perspectives, we will attempt to approach the two thinkers in their diversity, as the two most important and original figures of early Greek philosophy.
Keywords
Pre-socratics, Parmenides, Heraclitus
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 150 | 6 | |||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
The assessment will be based on a seminar paper to be submitted in June or September.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Kirk, G.S., Raven, J.E. & Schofield, M.: Οι προσωκρατικοί φιλόσοφοι. Αθήνα: ΜΙΕΤ 1988.
Additional bibliography for study
Long, A.A. (επιμ.): Οι προσωκρατικοί φιλόσοφοι. Συναγωγή συστατικών μελετημάτων. Αθήνα: Παπαδήμας 2005.
Θανασάς, Π.: Ο πρώτος «δεύτερος πλους». Είναι και Κόσμος στο ποίημα του Παρμενίδη. Ηράκλειο: Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης 1998.
Last Update
20-04-2016
