2023-2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CLAS 365E - Freedom, Tyranny, and Philosophy in the Ancient Mediterranean (Extended Study)
A three-week extended study course aiming acquaint students with the geography, topography, and material culture of ancient Greece, southern Italy, and Rome; with the concepts and vocabularies of ancient political thought (in particular binaries such as freedom and tyranny, democracy and empire, republic and monarchy, citizenship and authority); and with the deep continuity between Greco-Roman political theory and ancient (as well as much contemporary) philosophical thought about ethics and human psychology.
Credits: Variable
Prerequisites: or or or
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: None
Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation
Core Component: None
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