Week 4 (through 9/18) - Option 1: Philosophers
NOTE THE OPTION, HERE! Choose between this one and Option 2.
By the way, I notice no one has DARED to comment on another student’s comments - as if there’s a taboo! Be ye not timid thinkers!
We aren’t covering the major Greek philosophers in any detail, but perhaps one of them interests you most. I invite your general responses or comments on any or all of them. I do have a couple of questions, just to start things off. FIRST: Given our focus on the foundational character of the Greeks, what do you make of the teachings of Socrates and the ultimate response of the Athenians to him? SECOND: Plato and Aristotle have paramount significance as thinkers who shaped the mind of the western world. What connections do you see between their ideas or teachings and our own contemporary approaches to knowledge and truth?