PHIL 25A - Ancient Philosophy

    Recent Professors
    Stephan F. Johnson, David L. Potts
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
    Class Size
    45 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    ESL 188 The origins of the philosophical-scientific tradition. Early attempts at rational explanations of the natural world. Socrates and the founda- tions of moral criticism. Plato: His articulation of the problems of knowledge, his contributions to moral and political theory. Aristotle: His organization of scientific inquiry, formulation of ethical theory, and development of the science of logic. The philosophical tradition after Aristotle. UC/CSU
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