Maricopa Community Colleges  PHI201   20002-20025 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 10/26/99
PHI201 20002-20025 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
Intellectual development of early Western culture focusing on the philosophical tradition and social/historical context of the Hellenistic world. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
PHI201   20002-20025 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
1. Identify the major philosophers of the Ancient period. (I, II, III, IV)
2. Identify the major poets and playwrights of the Ancient period. (I, II)
3. Define philosophical terms associated with Greek philosophy. (I, II, III, IV)
4. Contrast mythological and philosophical worldviews of Ancient Greece. (I)
5. Describe the philosophical systems of the Presocratic philosophers. (I)
6. Describe the philosophical system of Socrates. (II)
7. Describe the philosophical system of Plato. (III)
8. Describe the philosophical system of Aristotle. (IV)
9. Compare and contrast the alternative philosophical systems of the Greek period. (I, II, III, IV)
10. Describe the relationship between Greek philosophy and the Western worldview. (I, II, III, IV)
11. Explain the relationship between the socioeconomic environment of Ancient Greece and the development of the Western philosophical tradition. (I, II, III, IV)
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PHI201   20002-20025 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
    I. The Foundation of Western Civilization (750-400 BCE)
        A. The Mythological Tradition
          1. Homer
          2. Hesiod
        B. The Presocratic Movement
          1. The Ionians
          2. The Pythagoreans
          3. The Materialists
          4. The Sophists
        C. The Peloponnesian War
          1. Sophocles
          2. Aristophanes
      II. The Philosophy of Socrates (ca.470-399 BCE)
          A. Euthyphro
          B. Apology
          C. Crito
          D. Protagoras
        III. The Philosophy of Plato (428-347 BCE)
            A. Meno
            B. Phaedo
            C. Symposium
            D. Republic
            E. Parmenides
          IV. The Philosophy of Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
              A. Alexander the Great and the Triumph of Hellenism
              B. Logic
                1. Categories
                2. On Interpretation
                3. Topics
                4. Posterior Analytics
              C. Science
                1. Physics
                2. Metaphysics
                3. On the Heavens
              D. Applied Science
                1. Nicomachean Ethics
                2. Politics
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