Phil 111 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (4 Credits)

Lecturer: Janet LEE

Description:

1. The study of ancient western philosophy through discussion of the basic works of Plato, and the relation of his thought to that of Aristotle, as well as the main currents of Hellenistic philosophy: Epicureanism, Stoicism, Scepticism and Neoplatonism.

2. The study of patristic and scholastic philosophy through concentration on the two giants of this period, St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. Supplementary lectures will cover the critical problem of "Christian Philosophy" as well as some other major representatives of this philosophy.

Reference Books:

1. COPLESTON F., A History of Philosophy, vols. 1-3 (New York: Doubleday, 1963)

2. HADOT P., What is Ancient Philosophy? (Cambridge: Belknap of Harvard University Press, 2002)

3. KNOWLES D., The Evolution of Medieval Thought (London: Longman, 1989)

4. MARTIN C.J.F., An Introduction to Medieval Philosophy (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University, 1996)

5. SHARPLES R.W., Stoics Epicureans & Sceptics: an introduction to Hellenistic Philosophy (London: Routledge, 1996)

6. GILSON E.著，沈清譯，《中世紀哲學精神》。台北：商務，2001。

Note:

If Ancient Greek Philosophy and Medieval Philosophy are given separately, then Phil 111 = Ancient Greek Philosophy, Phil 112 = Medieval Philosophy.