Learner Reviews & Feedback for Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His Successors by University of Pennsylvania
About the Course
philosophy in the Western tradition in the thinkers of Ancient Greece. We begin with the Presocratic natural philosophers who were active in
Ionia in the 6th century BCE and are also credited with being the first scientists. Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximines made bold proposals
about the ultimate constituents of reality, while Heraclitus insisted that there is an underlying order to the changing world. Parmenides of Elea
formulated a powerful objection to all these proposals, while later Greek theorists (such as Anaxagoras and the atomist Dem...
Top reviews
AT
Jan 10, 2021
This is an excellent course. The lecturer presents the material very clearly, carefully bringing out what is at stake in the views and arguments of the Greek thinkers and schools she considers.
LG
Apr 25, 2019
Excellent course, Pr. Sauvé-Meyer keeps the material very engaging, and makes it very clear and easily accessible. Knowing how difficult the original texts are sometimes, this is very valuable.
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By Stephen W
•Mar 29, 2017
Wonderful course!
By Wesley D S
•Mar 29, 2017
Loved the course!
By Cédric H
•Apr 4, 2016
Excellent course.
By Juan M S
•Jul 16, 2023
Awesome course
By Cezar B S
•Feb 23, 2023
Great course!
By Luyao Z
•Jan 26, 2017
Great class!
By Matthew V
•Aug 17, 2020
I loved it!
By Paul C
•Mar 8, 2017
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By Abdulaziz S B
•Dec 10, 2019
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•Feb 28, 2019
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By Jorge G
•Jul 1, 2020
Superb!
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•Sep 24, 2024
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•Jan 31, 2019
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•Apr 10, 2020
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•Apr 29, 2018
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By William ( A
•Jan 4, 2021
Great job organizing and presenting this material. Assuming you are open to hear of possible ways to improve on an already great job, my suggestion would be to expand the Aristotle material a bit and include a discussion of his work developing syllogistic logic. In addition I believe there is an important contrast between Aristotle and Plato it would be worth illuminating-- Plato was all about deductive reasoning, and it was Aristotle, in turning Plato's worldview upside down by declaring that we can trust our senses-- i.e. it is the observable concretes that are the true source of reality and "unrecallable" knowledge. One could argue from this that the genesis of empirical research rests with Aristotle.
By Kenneth M
•Apr 4, 2016
Clearly presented.course which focuses only on the principal question and themes of each of the 4 philosophies. I found it extremely valuable as it structured in a logical way these issues and also related themt modern life. My only criticism relates to the grading method of the final assignment 0 or 1 is far too simplistic.
By Harvey
•Jun 21, 2020
I really enjoyed the content and how well it was delivered. She really knows what she is talking about! My only constructive comment would be to somehow make for real-time discussion between students ... after all, we are talking philosophy here. As we have seen with the virus the technology certainly exists.
By Mike M
•Feb 1, 2021
The philosophical concepts seemed more difficult in this course versus the Plato and predecessors course. The stoics provided some thought provoking ideas whereas Aristotle was surprisingly dry. The instructor does a great job of summarizing concepts and provides great value over simply reading the books.
By miguel r
•Jun 6, 2020
En lo personal ha sido de gran ayuda, me ha brindado una gran experiencia haber viajado en las mentes de estos seres que han dejado su legado a través de la historia. Me hubiese gustado que la extensión y/o contenido hubiese abarcado otras temáticas.
By William M
•Oct 23, 2017
This was a very solid introduction to the philosophy of Aristotle, Epicurus and the Stoics. It is relatively introductory-level but still I think that even someone who has studied Ancient Philosophy before can learn something from this.
By Anette W
•Oct 11, 2016
A good follow- up to the previous course. The material is well organised and gives a profound overview while still inciting further investigation, leaving enough room for expansion of the mind and new thoughts on... almost everything.
By ZHANG Z
•May 29, 2020
Very inspiring and interesting examples! It helped me obtain a more detailed and thorough view on Aristotle, Epicurus and the Stoics! Great learning experience!
By Dr. L T K
•Apr 5, 2022
Enjoyable and informative. I will keep coming back to this material to deeply consider some of the ideas presented in this course.