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| 0618-2162-01 | Introduction to Hellenistic Philosophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 2.0
Course description
This course is an introduction to the philosophy of the Stoics, the Epicureans and the Sceptics (Academics). These schools emerged in Athens after the death of Aristotle and played a crucial role up to the beginning of the Empire. We will study topics in ethics, physics and epistemology.