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| 0618-4065-01 | Theories of Emotions in Ancient Philosophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FACULTY OF HUMANITIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 4.0
Course description
The topic of emotions plays a fundamental role in ancient philosophical discourses, from the classical period and up to Roman one, including Hellenistic philosophy. Issues to be addressed are what is the definition of the emotions and what role do they play? How does the theory of emotions interact with the metaphysics of the soul, with ethical discourses and epistemology? The seminar is intended for students with some background in ancient philosophy who have an interest in philosophy of the mind. The seminar aims mainly at developing the students' ability to clearly formulate a research question and to improve their academic writing skills. To this end, the students shall submit several writings assignments during the semester revolving around defining the topic of the paper, finding the sources and secondary material, presenting the structure of the main argument, etc. The writing assignments include 1. bibliography and sources 2. summaries of secondary materials and sources 3. presentation of the research question 4. presentation of the plan and structure of paper and finally 5. the final paper. In addition to the first group meeting, in which attendance is mandatory, the course will be conducted in the format of individual tutorials. The grade will be based on the writing assignments as well as on the individual meetings.