Ancient Philosophy Summer School

University College London

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    30h

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This intensive five-day summer school is open to anyone who wants to learn about ancient philosophy and its protagonists.
You'll study texts by Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics.
You'll consider topics such as ethics, metaphysics, and theories of knowledge.
The course aims to demonstrate how critical perspectives on the world around us are dynamic and multifaceted, and that the questions and issues raised by ancient philosophers are still relevant today.
The Summer School is run by UCL Department of Greek and Latin.

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Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

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About this course

The summer school is open to anyone over 15 - including GCSE and A level students, university students and mature learners who want to expand their knowledge of ancient philosophy.
You don't need any prior knowledge of ancient philosophy or philosophy.

The summer school takes place over five days.

There will be five classes each day (including a debate session), between 10:30am and 3:30pm. Classes will consist of lectures, close reading of texts, and debates.
For classes, you'll be assigned to a teaching group of about 15 to 20 people. Groups will be made up of students of roughly the same level of experience (beginners, intermediate or advanced).

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Subjects

  • Greek
  • Philosophy
  • English
  • Metaphysics
  • Plato
  • Philosophy and Politics
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy of Natural Sciences
  • Ancient philosoph
  • Epistemology

Course programme

You can choose to study one of the following courses:

  • Introduction to ancient philosophy (texts will be in English)
  • What is reality? Ancient theories on metaphysics (texts will be in English)
  • What is happiness? Ancient theories on ethics (texts will be in English)
  • What can we know? Ancient theories on epistemology (texts will be in English)
  • Plato’s symposium (texts will be in ancient Greek)

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