Western philosophy, as it provides context for later theological developments, has its roots in the Greece of the sixth through fourth centuries BCE, becoming most definitively cast in the work of Plato and his successor Aristotle. These two thinkers tower over fourth-century BCE Athens. In tandem or in tension, they shape the schools which will later in significant part interact with Christian theology at the points of its origin and development. This unit offers the student an opportunity to research, reflect, discuss and present at postgraduate level on the ways in which Plato and Aristotle give shape to the pre-Socratic philosophers upon whom they build, but also to our own thought, and to the art of reasoning itself.
Unit code: AP9729P
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Philosophy
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Offer coherent reflection, after research, upon the thought of the pre-Socratic philosophers |
2. | Show insight into the approaches of the two philosophers to key questions of being, truth and ethics |
3. | Discuss Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy in their respective broad influences upon theological stances |
4. | Reflect, with emphasis on particular philosophers, upon the legacy bequeathed by Greek philosophy to our own era |
A previous unit of philosophy at any level
Lectures and Tutorials
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | Reflection-Integration Exercise (1200 words) |
0 | 20.0 |
Essay | Essay 1 (1800 words) |
0 | 30.0 |
Essay | Essay 2 (3000 words), following prior presentation at seminar of draft essay*. *Seminar presentation of draft [clarity of presentation plus leadership of subsequent discussion to be assessed (40% of assessment for this essay)]; followed by submission of the written-up essay, assessed as a written piece of work (60%). |
0 | 50.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2015
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 13:27:00 +1100