PHIL 421W - Epicureans, Stoics, Skeptics

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

PHIL - Philosophy

Description:

After a brief introduction to the Greek originals of these three schools, this course considers how the following Roman philosophers adapted them: Cicero, Lucretius, Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Sextus Empiricus. Evaluating their relative merits, both for their times and our own, this course also considers their influence upon modern thought.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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