Ancient Period

This course studies the origin and development of Western philosophical thought by seeing the evolution of ideas which began in the Greek classical era.

A study of the development of Greek thought from the pre-philosophical age to Plotinus (270 A.D), according to the following divisions: the period of Naturalism, the Metaphysical period of Naturalism, the Metaphysical period, the Ethical period, and the Religious period.

A class presentation and an oral examination.

COPLESTON, Frederick A History of Philosophy. Vols. I London: Image Books, 1962.

JONES, W.T. A History of Western Philosophy: Vol. I. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1952.

SAHAKIAN, William H, History of Philosophy, Boston, Burns & Nobles, 1968.

TARNAS, Richard. The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View, New York, Ballantine Books, New York, 1991.

WALSH, M. J., A History of Philosophy, London, Geoffrey Chapman, 1985.

VARZA, Ignatius History of Ancient philosophy, Manila, Sinag-Tala, 1994.

2 hrs per week for 1st Quarter & 1 hr per week for 2nd Quarter (Open to lay students)

Fr Stephen Lim