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Greek Philosophy: An Introduction Professor: Wu Shiyu Email: shiyuw@sjtu.edu.cn Website：http://sla.sjtu.edu.cn/bbs
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Terms Socrates Pre-Socrates Plato Aristotle Thales Hesiod
上游充通大学 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY Greek Philosophy:What it About? Answering three questions: What is Greek Philosophy? Why should we study ancient Greek philosophy? ·How will we study it'?
Greek Philosophy: What it About? Answering three questions: • What is Greek Philosophy? • Why should we study ancient Greek philosophy? • How will we study it?
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上降充通大学 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY What is Greek Philosophy? © Four distinctive periods: The Pre-Socratics:Thales of M(585 B.C.) Socrates:469-399 BC. ·Plato:429-347BC. Aristotle:384-322BC. Subject matter:The earliest period of western philosophy (from 585 to 322 BC)
What is Greek Philosophy? Four distinctive periods: • The Pre-Socratics: Thales of M (585 B.C.) • Socrates: 469–399 BC. • Plato: 429–347BC. • Aristotle: 384–322BC. Subject matter: The earliest period of western philosophy (from 585 to 322 BC)
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上游充通大学 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY Why Study?(Question 2) (1)Enormously influential Plato,Aristotle,subsequent western philosophy (2)Philosophically interesting,Provocative, valuable
Why Study? (Question 2) (1) Enormously influential Plato, Aristotle, subsequent western philosophy (2) Philosophically interesting, Provocative, valuable
上游充通大学 Interesting,Provocative,Valuable SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY Philosophy=love (philia)of wisdom (sophia) Familiar
Interesting, Provocative, Valuable Philosophy=love (philia) of wisdom (sophia) Familiar ?
上游充通大兽 What is wisdom? SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY The Ability to answer (respond to,grapple with)“fundamental'"or the“perennial'" questions
What is wisdom? The Ability to answer (respond to, grapple with) “fundamental” or the “perennial” questions
上游文通大兽 Examples SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY Question 1: Is anything stable and in our experience,is there anything permanent,or is reality always changing? Or is everything in flux?Is it flowing? Heraclitus
Examples Question 1: Is anything stable and in our experience, is there anything permanent, or is reality always changing? Or is everything in flux? Is it flowing? Heraclitus
