PHIL 211 - Ancient Moral Philosophy

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University of Pennsylvania

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Society Sector. All classes. Meyer, S. Also fulfills General Requirement in History & Tradition for Class of 2009 and prior. A survey of the ethical theories debated by philosophers in Classical Greece and Rome. Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Epicureans and Pyrrhonist Sceptics offer competing answers to the fundamental question raised by Socrates: How are we to live That is, what is the best life for a human being These philosophers generally agree that virtue is an important part of the best human life, but disagree about whether it is the greatest good (Epicurus, for example claims that pleasure is the highest good), or whether there are any other goods (for example, health, wealth, family). Much attention is paid in their theories to accounts of the virtues of character, and to the place of wisdom in the best sort of human life.

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3.00

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www.upenn.edu

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(215) 898-5000

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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