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Epic as Human-Cultural Identity
Odyssey - Homer 3-36
Question 1. What do you think the Homeric type of man as Odysseus (Ulysses) in comparison to Socrates? Explain.
The Sacred Bible - attributed to Moses 37-94
Question 2. What do you think the Mosaic type of man as Abraham in comparison to Euthyphro? Explain.
Section II: Ancient Philosophy as Basis of Western Thought
Euthyphro - Socrates & Plato 95-118; 151-160
Question 3. What do you think of Euthyphro's attempt to define ‘holy' or ‘piety'? Explain.
Apology - Socrates & Plato
Question 4. What do you think of the importance of the Oracle at Delphi and Socrates' claim? Explain.
Laws - Plato
Question 5. What do you think of the concept of ‘tyrant' and what are its constituent parts? Explain.
Physics - Aristotle 167-213
Question 6. What do you think of Aristotle's concept of ‘nature'? Explain.
On the Soul - Aristotle
Question 7. What do you think of Aristotle's concepts of ‘soul' and ‘thought'? Explain.
Metaphysics - Aristotle
Question 8. What do you think of Aristotle's statement "All men by nature desire to know" in relation to God? Explain.
Principal Doctrines - Epicurus 215-218
Question 9. What do you think of Epicurus' citation #'s 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 20, 24, 31, 32 & 33? Explain.
Enchiridion - Epictetus 219-228
Question 10. What do you think of Epictetus' citation #'s 1, 5, 13, 15, 17, 29 & 33? Explain.
Enneads - Plotinus 229-242
Question 11. What do you think of Plotinus' ideas on ‘Beauty"? Explain.