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History of Philosophy: Unresolved Issues - Period 5
Computer Science Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: 2/4/22 - 7/1/22
History of Philosophy: Unresolved Issues - Period 5
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Philosophy
Instruction in: English
Course Code: W_BA_UNIS
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: A completed introduction to Ancient Philosophy is required for participating in this course. If you have attended, but not passed such a course yet, contact the teacher. If you have only completed a general introduction to the history of philosophy, also contact the teacher. You may have to do some additional readings prior to attending the course.
DESCRIPTION
During this course, we will discuss the origins and development of ancient Stoicism. The course will consist of four elements:
- The first and largest part of the course is devoted to reading a selection of texts about the early Stoics, their sources of inspiration, their strict ethics, as well as the underlying physics and epistemology, and the logic they developed.
- We will then study the development of Stoic philosophy in the Roman world, with its supposedly more practical approach.
- In the context of these first two elements, we will also discuss the criticism leveraged against Stoic philosophy by contemporaries, such as the ancient Sceptics
- Finally, we will briefly look into the reception and application of Stoicism in Renaissance and today.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
- The first and largest part of the course is devoted to reading a selection of texts about the early Stoics, their sources of inspiration, their strict ethics, as well as the underlying physics and epistemology, and the logic they developed.
- We will then study the development of Stoic philosophy in the Roman world, with its supposedly more practical approach.
- In the context of these first two elements, we will also discuss the criticism leveraged against Stoic philosophy by contemporaries, such as the ancient Sceptics
- Finally, we will briefly look into the reception and application of Stoicism in Renaissance and today.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.