PHIL 124 - History of Philosophy: Ancient

    Recent Professors
    tpreston@riohondo.edu, phuffaker@riohondo.edu
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This introductory-level course is for students interested specifically in the earliest stages of ancient Western philosophy. The development of Greek philosophy from the Pre-Socratics through Aristotle is addressed, and Hellenistic, Roman, medieval or non-Western thinkers may be considered. Beyond a study of the figures and key ideas, the early view of philosophy as a “way of life” is considered, as is how these movements were intended to transform the lives of those who followed them.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 11:15am–12:40pm