Kurzus nemzetközi vendég- és részidős hallgatóknak
- Kar
- Bölcsészettudományi Kar
- Szervezet
- BTK Filozófia Intézet
- Kód
- BMI-FILD-232.01
- Cím
- Filozófiatörténet 2.: Hellenisztikus filozófia
- Tervezett félév
- Őszi
- Meghirdetve
- 2024/25/1
- ECTS
- 4
- Nyelv
- en
- Tantárgy tartalma
- For the latest version of the syllabus, please visit the Philosophy course catalogue: http://lps.elte.hu/courselist/ General aim and content of the course: This course aims to provide an overview of the most important philosophical issues developed in the major Hellenistic schools: Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Scepticism. The focus will be on early Hellenistic philosophy, i.e. on the period extending from the last years of the 4th century to the first decades of the 1st century AD. We will read and discuss selected texts from the Classic textbook written by David N. Sedley and Anthony A. Long (The Hellenistic Philosophers, Cambridge University Press, 1987). The topics to be discussed are the following: I. How to live? • Epicureanism: the principle of pleasure; egoism and the value of friendship; society • Stoicism: the principle of appropriation; moral development; virtue and knowledge; the ideal of the wise person • Scepticism and the tranquillity of the soul II. Knowledge • Epicurean sensualism • debates on the Stoic cognitive impressions • Scepticism as a theoretical stance III. The structure of reality A) ontology, cosmology • Stoic corporealism and cosmobiology; teleology in nature • the Epicurean theory of atoms; arguments against teleology B) human soul: Epicurean and Stoic theories C) God • Stoic theology and its Sceptic critique • gods without a cosmological role in Epicureanism IV. a multifaceted question: causal determinism and human autonomy • Epicurus against determinism • Stoic determinism and compatibilism • Academics against full causal predetermination.
- Számonkérés és értékelés
- Requirements: • Students are expected to attend the sessions (3 absences at most), to prepare the readings for the classes, and to actively participate in the discussion; • to turn in four short papers on the source texts which are discussed in the classes (4-500 words each) during the semester; • to turn in a paper (1500-2000 words) that makes use of an article or book chapter of their choice from the secondary literature by the end of May (the choice must be agreed with the instructor in advance); Grading will be based on home-works (40% + 40%) and on in-class activity (20%).
- Irodalomjegyzék
- Mandatory readings: A. A. Long et D. N. Sedley: The Hellenistic Philosophers Volume 1: Translations of the Principal Sources with Philosophical Commentary Volume 2: Greek and Latin Texts with Notes and Bibliography Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1987, vol. 1 This book can be borrowed online: https://archive.org/details/hellenisticphilo0000long/page/234/mode/2up Information on borrowing from arhive.org: https://help.archive.org/help/borrowing-from-the-lending-library/ List of the passages to be discussed: I How to live? Epicureanism: 21A–I, K, L; 22A–I, K–N; Stoicism: 57A–G; 58A–K; 59A–F, H, I, L, M, Q; 60A–F, J–M, R, S; Sceptic schools: 2E–F; 69A–L; 71A–C II Knowledge Epicureanism: 15A, B, D; 16A, B, D; 17A–E; 18A; Stoicism: 39A–C, E; 40A–H; 41A–C; Sceptic schools: 1F; 70A-B; 72A III The structure of reality A) ontology, cosmology – Epicureans: 8A, B; 9A; 10A, C; 11H; 13A–C, E, F, G, I; Stoics: 27A, B, D, F; 28A, B, I-K; 44B, E; 46A–J, O; 47A, F, G, J, P, Q; 52A, B, E–G B) human soul – Epicureans: 14A–E; Stoics: 53A–B, H, K, C) gods – Stoics: 54A–C, I, K, N; Sceptical criticism: 70C, F; Epicureans: 23B–C, E IV A multifaceted question: causal determination and human autonomy Epicureans against determinism: 20A–C Stoic determinism and compatibilism: 55L–P, 62C-D Academics against full causal predetermination: 55Q, 20E.
- Ajánlott irodalom
- Recommended readings: Brad Inwood (szerk.): The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics. Cambridge UP, 2003. James Warren (szerk.): The Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism. Cambridge UP, 2009. Richard Bett (szerk.): The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism. Cambridge UP, 2010. Keimpe Algra – Jonathan Barnes – Jaap Mansfeld – Malcolm Schofield (szerk.): The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy. Cambridge UP, 1999