Ancient Greek Philosophers

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Learn about the major figures, branches, and theories of ancient Greek philosophy.

Ancient Greek Philosophers course stats

• 34899 students successfully completed
• 87 partners accept credit transfer.
• 3.0 semester credits
• Recommended for credit to the ACE® and DEAC college and university networks.

Assignments & grading

This is a pass/fail course. You must complete 4 Challenges (formative assessments), 1 Milestone (summative assessment), and 2 Touchstones (project-based or written assessment) with an overall score of 70% or better.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Identify the nature and significance of the major branches and theories of philosophical inquiry.
• Understand the general philosophical positions and arguments of key ancient Greek philosophers.
• Compare and contrast various philosophical approaches to essential philosophical questions.
• Apply good philosophical logic, reasoning, and critical thinking to real-world situations.

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Reviews

4.7/5 from 14756 Student Reviews

• Great course. Super interesting.
• Very insightful, even though this class is not part of my major's core credits and was taken as an elective; I see myself using what I learned.
• Very informative.
• Very challenging course, but very rich in information.
• I found this course to be quite digestible, and it brought me more value than any full-length college course I have taken!
• Great introduction and coverage of the perennial Philosophers.
• This was a really great class; I learned more than I expected to learn about philosophers, all in all, it was a good class.