HIST240

This lecture course surveys Ancient to Early-Medieval European Intellectual Thought by focusing on four major figures each of whom advances a distinctive way of being in the world: Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and Augustine -- seek, balance, retreat, and love, respectively. These figures and forms of life will be understood in relation to their immediate and unfolding aesthetic, cultural, social, and political historical contexts, as well as in terms of their subsequent influences and contemporary relevance.

Odd Years

Fall Semester