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PL 210 Overview

This course introduces the student to the central philosophical thinkers and issues of the Mediterranean world from the 6th century B.C. through the 3rd century A.D. Students are introduced to the ideas of Pre-Socratic Philosophers, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, the Stoics, and Plotinus. Topics include: the nature of being itself, the nature of the human soul, and the moral and political life.