An historical survey of western philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the sixteenth century. Problems and theories in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy are studied through the writings of the Pre-Socratics, followed by Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and Epicureans, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Bacon, and Hobbes.
This course fulfills the World Views Frame of Reference.
Prerequisite: Previous course in Philosophy or consent of the instructor.
Periodically