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Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics (CLAS0036)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Teaching department
Greek and Latin
Credit value
15
Restrictions
Second or Final-year students only.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Teaching Delivery: This module is taught in 10 weekly classes.听

Content: The Hellenistic age spans from the death of Alexander in 323 BCE to 31 BCE. This module offers an introduction to the philosophy of the three major Hellenistic schools: the Epicureans, Stoics and Sceptics. It will touch on issues of ethics, physics and epistemology and will involve engaging with writings of philosophers such as Epicurus, Chrysippus, Cicero, Lucretius and Seneca. Particular attention will be given to the way in which these thinkers developed and debated innovative conceptions of freedom, responsibility, happiness, the emotions and the possibility of knowledge.

Skills: Students will learn to engage with material from different authors, sometimes in the form of fragments. They will develop the ability to interpret and assess philosophical views that were developed during the Hellenistic era.

Preliminary reading: Sellars, John (2018). Hellenistic Philosophy. Oxford University Press.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
100% Coursework
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
0
Module leader
Dr Elena Cagnoli Fiecconi
Who to contact for more information
classics.office@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed timed assessments and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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