Ancient Philosophy (Advanced Studies)

Teacher(s)

Destrée Pierre;

Language

French

Prerequisites

The course assumes a basic knowledge of the history of ancient philosophy.
Knowledge of Latin and Greek, while very useful, is not essential.

Main themes

The course in the history of ancient philosophy will seek to deepen the knowledge of the period concerned, starting with a given theme or corpus. The course will pay particular attention to the genesis and development of the chosen subject and, based on up-to-date research, will attempt to shed light on this subject and to advance the questions related to it.
The historical scope of this course ranges from Early Antiquity to Late Antiquity.
The course will focus on bodies of work and problems from the Greek and Roman traditions of thought, both comparatively and otherwise.
The systematic field will not be restrictive, since the course may focus simultaneously or alternatively on problems of theoretical or practical philosophy.
Particular attention will be paid to research tools and translation issues.

Content

This year (2022/23), the course will consist in a close reading of Plato's texts on art and poetry: Republic 2-3 and 10, Ion, Gorgias, Phaedrus.

Faculty or entity

EFIL