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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the development of Western philosophy after Aristotle during the Hellenistic period in ancient Greece and imperial Rome. The study of Epicureanism (pleasure is the highest good), Stoicism (living in agreement with nature is the highest good), Skepticism (peace of mind is gained by suspending one's judgment on all dogmatic claims to truth), and Neo-Platonism.
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Study of St. Augustine and the development of Scholasticism; the Arab commentators; the achievements of St. Thomas Aquinas; Duns Scotus; William of Ockham and the rise of nominalism. P: PHL 107 or 109, and one of the following: (a) PHL 250 or 253, (b) THL 250 or 254, or (c) PHL 320 or 323.
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3.00 Credits
Development of medical and surgical techniques and the philosophical, religious, sociological, political, and literary aspects of health care delivery in the ancient world; classical medical treatises, including Hippocrates and Galen.
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3.00 Credits
The political and social history of Greece, with excurses into its material culture, from prehistoric times through the end of the Peloponnesian War.
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The political and social history of Greece from the end of the Peloponnesian War through the fall of Greece to Rome in 146 B.C. Emphasis will be placed on Alexander's conquests and the lasting influence of Hellenistic political, social, and cultural institutions.
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The political and social history of Rome with excurses into material culture covering developments from the Bronze Age to the end of the Roman Republic. Some emphasis will be placed on the political structures of the Republic, both in seeking the antecedents of the American constitution and in analyzing the causes of the Republic's fall.
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3.00 Credits
The political and social history of the Roman Empire, with excusus into its material culture, from the Age of Augustus through the reign of Constantine the Great. Emphasis will be placed on the provinces and the diverse ethnic groups within the Empire.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the philosophy originated by Zeno of Citium in the Stoa Poikile in Athens around 300 BCE and the influence of Stoicism in the history of Western philosophy. Investigation of the Stoic system of physics, logic, and ethics; the doctrines of naturalism, rationalism, fatalism, providence, cosmopolitanism, autarky, apatheia, and suicide. Possible topics include philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, freedom and determinism, and political philosophy.
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This course will examine the history, culture, and society of the peoples of Mesopotamia, including the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Persians. Focus will be given to their distinctive institutions and world-views and how these are expressed through their cultural artifacts and social system.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the history, society, economy, and religion of ancient Egypt from the predynastic era through the Ptolemaic period, as revealed through its artistic and material remains. Attention will be given to how sculpture, painting, architecture, and other material remains provide a window on Egyptian life and thought.
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