PHIL 361 - ”Know Thyself”: The Birth of Philosophy

Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3
Exploration of themes including love and emotions through Western philosophy from the ancient Greeks (including Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle) through Stoicism (including Seneca, Marcus Aurelius) and Epicureanism and philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages (including Augustine and Thomas Aquinas).

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-3 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and GE-2 with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area 3 requirements (lower division Area C requirements for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Online-Asynchronous or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Accurately describe details of the history of philosophy from its Greek origin to selected Medieval religious texts
Relate ancient philosophical texts to their own lived experience
Write in a clear way about ancient philosophical sources
Organize a final paper discussing a theme related to ancient and/or medieval philosophy and their personal take on it.

GE-UD-3. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply principles, methodologies, values systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities.
Analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human.
Demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts or humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.