This course gives an overview of the development of the western approach to the study of religion. It will be comparative and cover many aspects of world civilization, provide a window on the cultural dimensions of global politics, and supply a way of perceiving approaches to the study of religion under the rubrics of anthropology of religion, sociology of religion, history and phenomenology of religion, and philosophy of religion. Important theorists and schools of thought will also be examined. Major works of Greek literature, history, and philosophy read from a historical perspective. Authors include Homer, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristophanes, Plato, and Aristotle.
All works read in translation.
A study of ancient Greek philosophy, focusing on the thought of the Pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle. Same as Philosophy 201. This course will be devoted to a study of classical works of political philosophy in the Western tradition, primarily Plato's Republic and Aristotle s Politics. Same as Philosophy 211. This course is designed to introduce students to the history of the Ancient Christian movement within the Roman Empire.