Ancient Greek Philosophy
F06
Karen Gover
“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato”
—Alfred North Whitehead

Whether we agree with Whitehead’s assessment or not, we can safely say that ancient Greek philosophy is important for a number of reasons. Not only does it stand at the beginning of the Western philosophical tradition, but the philosophical questions and answers of the Greeks continue to speak to us in the 21st century. We will read the Pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle.