Course Details
985: The Presocratics
February 5-7, & 9
9:45 AM -
11:15 AM
In-Person
This study group will cover the origin of Greek philosophy in Ionia, then move to the great critic of Ionian philosophy, Parmenides, and then cover the pluralists, who reacted to Parmenides. We will conclude with an overview of the Sophists and Socrates.
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: TBA
Hours of Reading: 1-2 hours/session
Study Group Leader(s):
Don RossDon Ross holds a PhD from the University of Chicago, where he specialized in ancient philosophy. He has taught courses covering all periods of the history of philosophy, from classical China, India, and Greece/Rome, to medieval Christian, Islamic, and Jewish philosophy, to modern European philosophy.
Reading List:
Early Greek Philosophy (Johnathan Barnes (ed.)) | 2002: Penguin | ISBN: 9780140448153 | RecommendedPlato: Complete Works (John M. Cooper (ed.)) | 1997: Hackett | ISBN: 9780872203495 | Recommended