Classical Greek philosophy
By: Films for the Humanities & Sciences and Tranquilo Producciones
Contributors: Tranquilo Producciones; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: Great ideas of philosophy; HIS 234 (NU course); POL 330 (NU course)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Ancient Philosophy; Eleatics
Description: This program addresses core topics in ancient philosophy such as freedom and fate, permanence and change, happiness, the nature of the cosmos, and the immortality of the soul. Concepts are presented as articulated by key figures including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, and the Milesian and Eleatic philosophers -- in combination with quotations drawn from Plato's "Republic", Aristotle's "Physics", and other influential sources -- make this program an excellent tool for building a solid understanding of Western philosophy.
Notes: Disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Videodisc release of a program originally broadcast in 2004.

Narrators: Liz Chang, Juan Antonio Middleton.

DVD-R.

Subtitled in English for the hearing impaired.
Table of contents: title: The Greek miracle; title: Elements & the nature of change; title: Changelessness & mathematics; title: Atomists & the reclaiming of motion; title: Athens' rhetoric & the teaching of ideas; title: The genius of Aristotle; title: Stoics, Epicureans & Skeptics; title: Concluding thoughts.