Introduction to Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

Harvard FAS

This course presents an introduction to ancient Greek philosophy. It is focused on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and the Stoics. We will start by looking at the view of philosophy and the philosopher embodied by Socrates, who relentlessly pursued truth and knowledge, at the cost of his own life. From there, we will consider how we ought to live according to Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and the Stoics. In doing so, we will investigate whether we can have knowledge and how we might get…