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CLASS OBJECTIVES
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1 - The Presocratics on Natural Reasoning

 - Getting familiar with some basic background on the Presocratic thinkers
 - Introducing the movement toward naturalistic reasoning of causes in ancient
Greece
 - Exploring the nature of rational discourse and how first principles-thinking is
relevant today

2 - Socrates and the Birth of Philosophy   

 - Getting familiar with some basic background on Socrates
 - Introducing some of the central ethical ideas of Socrates
 - Exploring our personal definitions for wisdom, knowledge, and ignorance 

3 - Plato and the Metaphysics of Idealism

 - Getting familiar with some basic background on Plato
 - Introducing Plato’s philosophy of metaphysical idealism
 - Exploring Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and how it relates to ethics and other fields today

4 - Aristotle and Virtue Ethics   

 - Getting familiar with some basic background on Aristotle
 - Introducing Aristotle’s realism in response to Plato’s idealism
 - Exploring how Aristotle’s virtue ethics relates to our ethical models today

I have twice taught this series as a course in a public charter school and have referred to the same content when professional tutoring students in philosophy. I love introducing to students the ideas and philosophical movements that have shaped our world today through the innovation, creativity, and rigor of those who gave birth to them.

提供的家庭作業
Students have the option of previewing the handouts (available upon enrollment) and answering the questions that we will explore before class. This comes highly recommended as a way of getting a little familiar with the philosopher(s) and subject before they are detailed in class. 
1 - 2 每週課外時間
提供的評估
A comprehensive check for understanding (CFU, or "Mastery Check") will be given in the final lesson, as well as the end of each individual lesson, to review material and test for student comprehension.
提供的成績