University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

PHIL-1010 (3) Introduction to Western Philosophy: Ancient

Develops three related themes: the emergence in antiquity of a peculiarly scientific mode of thinking; the place of religious belief within this developing scientific world view; and the force of ethical speculation within the culture and political climates of ancient Greece and Rome. PHIL 1010 and 1020 may be taken in either order. Same as CLAS 1030. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.