PHI 341 - HON: Mythos and Logos

Institution:

Immaculata University

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

This course studies the classical origins of two distinct, yet interwoven, ways of thinking about knowledge, wisdom, and the worlds around us. The terms "mythos" and "logos" reflect two avenues towards "the truth" we have inherited from ancient Greek culture; they refer, respectively, to imaginative thought forms in cultural mythology/epic poetry/art, and to objective methods of deduction and induction through logic, mathematics, and the scientific study of nature. Our method will involve close reading, analysis, and the overall application of imagination and reason to early Greek mythology, philosophy, science, and mathematics. Having understood these founding principles in ancient Greek culture, we then move to the study of contemporary philosophical analysis of the roles of mythos and logos in our present social and scientific contexts and practices, gaining insight into how these thought forms contribute to the evolving human "Lifeworld". In addition, students will have the option

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.immaculata.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 647-4400

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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