Ancient Greek Philosophy

Course Information
TitleΑρχαία ελληνική φιλοσοφία / Ancient Greek Philosophy
CodeΦ111
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolPhilosophy and Education
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorPantelis Golitsis
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID280009358

Programme of Study: MERIKĪS FOITĪSĪS 2011

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory CourseWinter/Spring-5

Programme of Study: UPS School of Philosophy and Education (2011-today)

Registered students: 6
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
CoreCompulsory CourseWinter/Spring-5

Class Information
Academic Year2019 – 2020
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600163099
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
  • French (Examination)
  • German (Examination)
  • Italian (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to: - be introduced to Greek philosophy in its historical evolution (6th century BC - 6th century AD); - become acquainted with fundamental teachings of the early philosophers ("Presocratics") and of the main philosophical schools of Antiquity (Platonists, Peripatetics, Stoics, Epicureans) on various topics of ethics, epistemology, ontology and metaphysics; - to come to grips with the ancient philosophical discourse and the interpretational problems that it raises.
General Competences
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
An introduction to ancient Greek philosophy (6th cent. BC - 6th cent. AD). This course seeks to familiarize the students with the basic features of ancient philosophy and the basic distinctions ("schools") that exist within it, by reading and explaining several indicative texts. The course does not adopt the established narrative of the great “epochs” of ancient philosophy (Presocratic philosophy – Classical philosophy – Hellenistic philosophy – Philosophy of the imperial age), a product of the eighteenth and nineteenth century German historiography of philosophy, but follows over time the queries with which the ancient philosophical thought engaged. The main aim of the course is to make ancient philosophy understood from within, that is, in the way in which the ancient philosophers themselves understood philosophical inquiry and activity.
Keywords
Philosophy, History of philosophy, Ancient philosophy
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures125
Total125
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1) Β. Κάλφας – Γ. Ζωγραφίδης, Αρχαίοι έλληνες φιλόσοφοι, Θεσσαλονίκη: Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών, 2006. 2) Γ. Καραμανώλης (επιμ.), Εισαγωγή στην αρχαία φιλοσοφία, Ηράκλειο: Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης, 2017. 3) A. Gottlieb, To όνειρο της λογικής: η ιστορία της φιλοσοφίας από τους Έλληνες μέχρι την Αναγέννηση, Αθήνα: Ενάλιος, 2004 4) Μ. Vegetti, Ιστορία της Αρχαίας Φιλοσοφίας, Αθήνα: Τραυλός, 2003. 5) L. Rossetti, Εισαγωγή στην αρχαία φιλοσοφία: Φιλολογικά δεδομένα και άλλα μεθοδολογικά εργαλεία, Αθήνα: Ακαδημία Αθηνών, 2015.
Last Update
30-07-2019